Spike Lee has reportedly been sued for copy right infringement by Juan Luis Garcia a graphic artist who claimed he designed the poster for his movie Old boy. The designer claimed he wasn't paid for his job. He said he had declined an exclusively low offer by the directors agency, hence they had no permission to use his art. After filing a lawsuit with an open letter that informing the director that he had spent two months working on the design, the director still insisted he had no knowledge of any agreement or the designer. He responded to the letter on twitter saying; "I Never Heard Of This Guy Juan Luis Garcia,If He Has A Beef It's Not With Me.I Did Not Hire Him,Do Not Know Him.Cheap Trick Writing To Me.YO." One man responded to Lee on Instagram, saying, "Dude pay the graphic artist," and Lee responded, "Why Should I Pay Someone Who I Never Met Nor Had Any Contact With Ever? He Never Made Any Deal With Me.Why Don't You Pay Me For Your Stupid Text On Thanksgiving Day?"
The law suit gains more ground as the art was not attributed to the rightful owner. The Oldboy posters were released with the tags, ";© 2013 Spike Lee,"; and ";© 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks." thereby making it false attributes. Link
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