Artist Sues Sony Music Because Her Artwork Appears In The Background Of A Music

[Robert Krausankas (BuddhaPi)]

Okay, this is just getting ridiculous. Artist Maya Hayuk is suing RCA and Sony Music because a mural she painted -- and which appears to be in a public area -- appears (rather briefly) in the background of a music video by Elle Varner

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120228/04431617895/artist-sues-sony-music-because-her-artwork-appears-background-music-video.shtml

[Greg Troy (KeepFighting)]

Unbelievable, if it’s in the public how can you sue someone for taking and using a picture of it?  So I take a picture of someone standing in front of a statue or some other public work of art and post it to FB or some other social site the artist can turn around and sue me?  Grow up people, if you’re an artist and you don’t want people taking pictures of your art then don’t make public artwork.

I guess it’s because it’s in a video that will drive sales of the song so it’s making money but you Maya Hayuk must think as highly of herself and art as Linda Ellis does of herself and her poem.   Learn to support yourself or find other work!