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Enrico Bonadio, Reader in Intellectual Property Law, City, University of London

Banksy’s copyright battle with Guess – anonymity shouldn’t compromise his legal rights

A display from The Art of Banksy: Without Limits exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Bangkok. Banksy's Pest Control website states: "Banksy has NOTHING to do with any of the current or recent exhibitions and they are nothing like a genuine Banksy show." Diego Azubel

Fresh from providing war-torn Ukraine with a series of murals, Banksy recently used his Instagram account to channel frustrations with a more domestic concern.

The elusive artist has accused fashion retailer Guess of exploiting his artwork without consent. He posted a picture of the brand’s flagship store, which showcased clothes incorporating some of his iconic pieces (including the Flower Thrower and Flying Balloon Girl), and invited shoplifters to attack it, saying, “They’ve helped themselves to my artwork without asking, how can it be wrong for you to do the same to their clothes?”

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