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The Conservative Party has reached an agreement to compensate an artist after using his illustration of Andy Burnham without authorization, which led to a threatened lawsuit. Stanley Chow, the creator of the artwork, publicly shared on Facebook that the party had employed his image—one that Burnham himself has used on social media—without obtaining permission.
After becoming aware of the unauthorized usage, Chow consulted legal experts and threatened to pursue legal action against the party. Reports indicate that the Conservatives agreed to pay a £1,000 fee for the image’s use, as well as an additional undisclosed amount towards Chow’s legal expenses. The party had circulated water bottles featuring the illustration, using it to accuse Burnham of being a “bottler.”
Chow commented on the resolution, stating: “The Conservative Party have settled after their recent indiscretion of using my image without my permission.” He went on to express a lesson learned about copyright, suggesting it would have been less costly for the party to commission an original illustration: “Maybe ask first… admittedly I would have said no, but it would have been a damn sight cheaper for the Tory Party if they just hired any illustrator to do their take on a cartoon of Burnham… hopefully this a lesson learned. Copyright matters.”
Responding to the situation, a spokesperson for the Conservative Party emphasized their respect for intellectual property rights, saying: “The Conservative Party values the importance of intellectual property in the creative industries. We consider this matter closed.
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