It's all just BS spin. The guy doing the followup works for Obey Clothing line, who could have a legitimate gripe.
But the C&D letter was sent by Olivia Perches, who is the Head of Finance at Studio-one - Fairey's company. (see the original article).
They are trying to distance themselves.
Even if Fairey didn't know about it, it shows how corporate he's become, which I think is more of the point.
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The original Andre the Giant image was done as a practical joke and ultimately developed a cult following. At that level it was more of a parody than a commercial endeavor.
That's the same case as Steelerbaby, now with Fairey taking on the Role of the WWF.
The point of the article is that Fairey says he can do anything, but no one else can.
I can almost understand the Steelerbaby merchandise with just the word "obey," but I have a Steelerbaby mug with "Obey Steelerbaby" which is completely different phrase. Fairey has become the same type of corporation he claims to fight against.
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But the C&D letter was sent by Olivia Perches, who is the Head of Finance at Studio-one - Fairey's company. (see the original article).
They are trying to distance themselves.
Even if Fairey didn't know about it, it shows how corporate he's become, which I think is more of the point.
You wrote:
The original Andre the Giant image was done as a practical joke and ultimately developed a cult following. At that level it was more of a parody than a commercial endeavor.
That's the same case as Steelerbaby, now with Fairey taking on the Role of the WWF.
The point of the article is that Fairey says he can do anything, but no one else can.