Artista digital acusa Katy Perry e grupo de k-pop SF9 de plágio

Katy Perry e o grupo de k-pop SF9 são acusados de plágio pelo britânico Dom Sebastian. Segundo o artista plástico, os músicos utilizaram uma de suas obras digitais nas capas dos trabalhos.

Katy Perry teria usado a arte na capa de seu single “Chained to the Rhythm (Hot Chip remix)” e o grupo SF9 na capa do disco “Breaking Sensation”.

@katyperry /her team has taken my artwork (this piece is from 2012) and used it on her single cover – I was never contacted by her or anyone from her team or label @capitolrecords . What’s more is that Katy has been selling my artwork as her own, as merchandise on her store , and through other outlets , as a $35 print. I’m shocked that @katyperry and @capitolrecords think it is acceptable to lift my work directly from my website and use it as they please without paying me or even contacting me. #exposed

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another one – Kpop band @SF9official /their record label FNC have also taken my image and used as their album artwork without permission. Also used as promotional material . Whilst I haven’t heard of this group before, the album has over 4 million streams on @spotify alone. Again, no contact from them or their record label

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Em entrevista à Dazed & Confused, Dom conta que, além de usar a arte na capa do single, Katy Perry teria comercializado o material em seu site oficial. A peça “copiada” faz parte da série Holographic Melt, de 2012.