Katy Perry Copyright
February 29, 2016
Katy Perry's Met
Ball dress the subject of copyright infringement lawsuit
Brooklyn street artist Rime, born Joseph
Tierney, has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against designer Jeremy
Scott and Moschino, for making a dress that he believes replicates a signature
graffiti tag that he painted on a Detroit building (see the following image).
Documents filed by Rime’s lawyer read “Not
only was [Rime’s] art exploited by [Scott and Moschino], but his credibility as
a graffiti artist was compromised by inclusion in such a crass and commercial
publicity stunt,”
Katy Perry wore the dress on the red carpet
of the Met Ball, the theme of which was China: Through the Looking Glass. The
dress in question is black, and the lower half features a colourful graffiti-like
design.
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