Intellectual Property
Sep. 1, 2012
Copyright hypothetical: Do graffiti artists own tags?
A New York graffiti artist boycotts the fashion industry with a can of spray paint; Marc Jacobs characteristically struck back with fashion. By Jeff Pietsch and Ari Cover of Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin
Kidult, a New York-based graffiti artist, fights the couture fashion industry's monopoly over the latest trends with a can of spray paint. His "art" has graced the windows of many stores, including Louis Vuitton and Hermes, not as pieces of fashion, but as graffiti across storefronts. He recently targeted clothing designer Marc Jacobs' SoHo location by tagging "ART" in giant red letters across its storefro...
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