i'm affraid neither jimmy nor artrepublic have the resources to contest the issue with royal mail and have ceaded to their request that all original artwork including any items sold via the studio in brighton or online must be provided to the crown for destruction of course in the brief time the images were in the public domain (ie online) should certain independantly minded individuals choose to have downloaded said picture and had it put upon some t-shirts - well - wouldnt that be a fashion statement !!! rather reminiscent of malcolm mclarens glorious pistols garb :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "John" <k@fnord.demon.co.uk> To: "All bound for Mu-Mu Land." <klf@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 9:42 PM Subject: [KLF] Gas mask Queen removed from gallery
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_news/england/southern_counties/2994418.stm
Gas mask Queen removed from gallery
An art gallery has taken down three images of the Queen wearing a gas mask after a row with the Royal Mail.
Artrepublic, in Brighton, had been showing the pictures, representing first, second and third class stamps, since May.
The artworks were created by former pop star James Cauty, who was in the group KLF, and were a reflection of his stance on the war with Iraq.
The Royal Mail had complained about the prints because it said they were a breach of its copyright.
The gallery, in the North Lanes, took the pictures down on Friday.
A spokesman for the gallery said: "It is true the images have been removed.
"We are still in legal discussions with the Royal Mail.
"We won't be able to issue any more information until that has been resolved."
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