Supreme Faces New Copyright Claims, But It s Complicated
Supreme Faces New Copyright Claims, But It s Complicated
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Supreme has no qualms with provoking the sensibilities of religious groups, as the collaboration with Andres Serrano and his backlash-inducing Piss Christ artwork from 2017 made very clear. Four years on and the brand is at it again, this time an item from the forthcoming SS21 drop could lead to a copyright case filed by Thailand’s National Office of Buddhism.
The SS21 camouflage Blessings Ripstop Shirt features an image on the back depicting the highly celebrated late monk Luang Phor Koon smoking a cigarette. According to The Fashion Law, this is one of the most popular images of the monk. It was apparently taken with his permission circa 2002 and initially used to raise funds for Wat Ban Rai, a Nakhon Ratchasima province temple.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 Thailand’s religious authority has accused US fashion brand Supreme of using an image of a revered Thai monk on one of its shirts without permission. The Buddhist.
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