How a Science Fiction Book Cover Became a $5.7 Million Painting
►http://io9.com/how-a-science-fiction-book-cover-became-a-5-7-million-1497486808
What’s the difference between these two images? On the left is a book cover by legendary artist Chris Foss for Asimov’s Stars Like Dust. On the right is a painting by artist Glenn Brown, which just sold at auction for roughly $5.7 million, way more than it sold for in 2002.
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In any case, I can’t find any information about how the lawsuit turned out, but Brown did add the credit “After Anthony Roberts” to his painting’s title, and has been careful to credit Foss in the extended title of the above painting.
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Artquest / Artlaw / Copyright / Basics of copyright / Originality
▻http://www.artquest.org.uk/articles/view/originality1
NOTE (added November 2009): Roberts’s claim against Brown for copyright infringement was eventually settled out of court; and Brown amended his painting’s title by adding to Loves of Shepherds 2000, the words ( After Anthony Roberts ).