You Be The Judge: Did Jessie Ware’s Music Video Infringe Asger Carlsen Photo?

February 13, 2015 Marco | Editor

Yesterday photographer Asger Carlsen called out director Christopher Sweeney and musician Jessie Ware for plagiarism. Posting to his Instagram account and Facebook page, Carlsen showed a still from the newly released video Sweeney directed for Ware’s song “Champagne Kisses,” comparing it to an image Carlsen created in 2010. In the video, which mixes retro and surrealist esthetics, Ware appears briefly sporting a lower body made of plywood, laid out in the exact same position as Carlsen’s model in the 2010 photo.

“An image done by me in 2010 and a still image from …read more

Via: PDN Pulse

Marco | Editor

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