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Reform UK removes Burnham posts after artist threatens legal action
Illustrator Stanley Chow’s lawyers said the party edited his portrait without permission and sought at least £5,000 in damages and a public apology.
- Reform UK removed social media posts on Saturday featuring an AI-generated portrait of Andy Burnham after illustrator Stanley Chow threatened legal action over unauthorized use of his work.
- Chow said the work 'misrepresents what the image stands for and what I believe in' and was used without permission to push an anti-immigration message contrary to his artistic intent.
- Legal firm Brabners demanded a public apology and at least £5,000 in damages, with partner Colin Bell calling it 'a clear case of copyright infringement' because the work was edited without permission or remuneration.
- Reform maintained the usage 'amounts to fair use' and called the action 'politically motivated,' yet removed the posts 'in good faith and without any admission of liability on our part.'
- Voters in Makerfield will elect their next Member of Parliament on June 18, while Brabners warned it would advise launching formal court proceedings unless undertakings were accepted by 2pm on Monday.
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Reform UK deletes posts attacking Andy Burnham after legal threat
Lawyers instructed by illustrator Stanley Chow accused Nigel Farage’s party of copyright infringement and asked for a public apology over the content, which they said was 'edited without permission'
·London, United Kingdom
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'My work has been used without permission to share a message that I fundamentally disagree with'
Reform UK has removed attack ads including a portrait of Andy Burnham after the artist threatened legal action over what he described as unauthorised use of the image to push an “anti-immigration” message.
·Wigan, United Kingdom
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