Artist Elizabeth Peyton Sued Over Painting of Oasis Brothers
Photographer Justin Thomas accused the artist of copyright infringement on his 1995 photograph of British musicians Liam and Noel Gallagher.
Artist Elizabeth Peyton faces a copyright infringement lawsuit from Welsh music photographer Justin Thomas over her painting of Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher. The lawsuit, filed in August in the Southern District of New York, alleges that Peyton's 1996 painting "Earl's Court (Liam + Noel)" is a "slavish copy" of Thomas's 1995 photograph of the same subjects.
According to the lawsuit, Peyton's painting closely resembles a zoomed-in portion of Thomas's photograph, capturing the moment of embrace between the siblings amidst the tumultuous history of Oasis. The only "transformation" claimed by the suit is the medium itself, with Peyton adding a blue flower-patterned sleeve and slight cropping and coloring.
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