H&M Files Lawsuit Against Graffiti Artist, Denies Copyright Protection

H&M has entered a legal dispute with artist Jason "REVOK" Williams over the copyright usage of his work in a recent advertising campaign. The campaign features imagery as well as videos of a male model clad in the retailer's "New Routine" sportswear line while in front of a wall with Williams's graffiti painted on it. The wall is located at the William Sheridan Playground handball court in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In a cease and desist letter sent to H&M this past January 8, Williams' lawyer expr...