ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝Sep 5, 2023

Banksy Encourages Fans to Shoplift From Guess Since Company 'Helped Themselves to My Artwork Without Asking’

https://feddit.uk/post/2038944

Banksy Encourages Fans to Shoplift From Guess Since Company 'Helped Themselves to My Artwork Without Asking’ - Feddit UK

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/1977881 [https://slrpnk.net/post/1977881] > Excerpt: > > >Banksy isn’t happy with Guess’ latest collaboration. > > > >The legendary anonymous graffiti artist had a directive for his followers on Friday, encouraging them—possibly tongue in cheek, possibly not—to visit the Regent Street Guess store in London and steal the brand’s new collection that features his artwork. > > > >“Attention all shoplifters. Please go to Guess on Regents Street. They’ve helped themselves to my artwork without asking, how can it be wrong for you to do the same to their clothes?” >

Show threadSchwim DandySep 5, 2023
His celebrity status depends on hyperbolic rhetoric like this. If he had handled it the way normal people do, through courts, he’d be damaging his mystique. The sheep that think he’s the bee’s knees slurp this bullshit up.
Show threadsexy_peachSep 5, 2023
So? Is he wrong?
Show threadVantSep 5, 2023

Also, in his book Wall and Piece, Banksy said “copyright is for losers” and the public was morally and legally free to reproduce and use any public copyright works.

I mean, according to his own words, I guess?

smh.com.au/…/copyright-is-for-losers-how-did-bank…

‘Copyright is for losers’: How did Banksy’s brash claim backfire?

A quick guide to why Banksy lost the trademark for four of his most famous works.

The Sydney Morning Herald
Show threadTheDankHoldSep 5, 2023
Corporations don’t deserve that right. His stance on this is directly related to corporate abuse of the system. Nuance is difficult though so I understand why it’s easy for you to feel like you made a good point.
Show threadacastcandream
Just ignore them man. It’s cool to hate Banksy even it means simping for Guess.
Sep 7, 2023 at 12:33pmWeb