Monk s image falls through legal net
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published : 19 Feb 2021 at 06:22
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The image of the late Luang Phor Koon Parisutho at the heart of a copyright issue with a popular American clothing brand is not registered as intellectual property with the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP), according to the agency.
The DIP said it found no record of the yant (incantation tattoo design) featuring the late abbot in its intellectual property registration history.
Checks showed that copyrights were secured with the department on 21 items related to Luang Phor Koon. They include 15 songs, a book on the senior monk s commemorative coins, a documentary film and a sculpture, according to DIP director-general Vittikrai Leewiraphan.
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US brand uses monk s image without asking
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published : 18 Feb 2021 at 07:44
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The National Office of Buddhism (NoB) will submit a letter to American clothing brand Supreme to protest against its use of an image of late monk Luang Phor Koon Parisutho in its 2021 Spring/Summer collection.
It has sprung into action following the release of a preview of Supreme s Blessings Ripstop Shirts, which feature the well-known image of the revered monk of Wat Ban Rai in Nakhon Ratchasima s Dan Khun Thod district.
The image, which appears on the back of the shirts, is of the monk squatting and smoking. The shirts also feature several yant prints.
The image of the late Luang Phor Koon Parisutho at the heart of a copyright issue with a popular American clothing brand is not registered as intellectual property with the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP), according to the agency.
The National Office of Buddhism accuses Supreme of using late Thai monk s image without permission Details 18 February 2021
Fashion brand Supreme has been thrust into media spotlight for featuring an image of iconic late Thai Buddhist monk, Luang Phor Koon, on one of its shirts in its 2021 Spring/Summer collection without permission. Dubbed the Blessings Ripstop Shirts , the shirts sees an image of the monk in a squatting position smoking a cigar, surrounded by multiple religious symbols. Luang Phor Koon is said to be one of the most well-known monks in Thailand who had a big following. He died in May 2015 at the age of 92.