Nov 18, 2022
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Thanks. I was wondering if this was old news or had happened again.
There must be top-post bots working through old Reddit posts.
This community needs quality control.
I'm from the UK and I have no idea who Guess even are, so they can't be that big of a deal. I won't support them anyway... if I ever see them haha.
A quick search and it looks like the Mike Ashley owned House of Fraser sells them. So double win.
Who owned what?
Mike Ashley owns House of Fraser (it's a department store in the UK)
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/national/22314678.mike-ashley-controversial-retail-magnate/
Will he pay their legal fees if someone gets arrested?
No, but Elon Musk will promise to pay your legal fees then double back on it.
Elon Musk will give your info to the Saudi government
Doesn't Banksy's entire schtick hang on "helping himself" to a "canvas?"
nahhhh. we know who he is, and he collaborates with local authorities to put up his art. and retains all rights to it of course.
so he is actually very justified in feeling this way because he unironically greatly benefits from the commercial side of things.
of course, he still wants us to think this is some counterculture shit.
I don't know that this is strictly true, he has had works painted over before and notably had a rivalry with that Manchester King fella and they re did each others works regularly.
Yeah and the rappers that make diss tracks about each other totally hate each other too, it's not for publicity at all, they'd really kill each other if only they had a chance. Too bad they're too busy making millions.
That's not what I'm saying, I think you're being intentionally negative and obtuse. Yes there is a commercial aspect, no it not a given that everything he does is with the approval of local governments.
He didn't stand to gain anything by feuding with the other street artist.
Also there are lots of hiphop feuds that do famously bleed into real life and too many have died. Are there people who use this narrative to further their careers, yes but it doesn't make everything fake.
He stands to gain attention and notoriety, which is why he does everything he does. As does the other street artist. If you don't think it was a publicity stunt fine, I certainly can't prove it was, but that's what I believe.
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This is like being in a time capsule from 2022
A time capsule from one year ago? Mate, if you're gonna use the time capsule meme, you gotta go further back then one year.
It's to signify this is old news m8. The article was from last year... Why are you so slow ?
Why is there a shoplifting community on here 😂
Something to do during the school holidays, I guess
Fair
Did he paint the design on one of their buildings? Because if he did, and they took that design and put it on t-shirts, that would be a pretty bad-ass move imo
Pretty sure copying and selling it is still IP theft. If they removed the wall section and sold it that's legal, people have done that to get his work many times.
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