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France Unbowed party convicted for infringement of a street artist's copyright

A couple is walking past a graffiti reading "Freedom, equality and brotherhood" by street artist Combo ahead of the second and final round of the French presidential election on 7 May, 2017. © AFP - Joel Saget

In June 2020, the French street artist Combo accused Jean-Luc Mélenchon and his France Unbowed party of using one of his murals in their campaign clips without his permission. A Paris court has ordered them to pay 40,000 euros to the artist, his lawyer said.

The work entitled La Marianne asiatique (Asian Marianne), was created by street artist Combo in early 2017 on Boulevard du Temple in Paris.

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