Taylor Swift Accused Of Copying Artwork To Promote ‘1989‘
Taylor Swift has found herself in the centre of a plagiarism claim, with an artist accusing the singer of copying her artwork to promote album ‘1989′.
The Mirror reports that Ally Burguieres made the claims in a Facebook post, also alleging that she’d reached out to Swifty and her legal team in a bid to get a credit for the image, which Taylor shared last year, as she thought the singer had perhaps made an honest mistake.
Explaining her thoughts in a letter addressed to Taylor, Ally wrote: “I am a professional artist. With years of work and support from customers, friends, and family, I have built a business around my designs and am (hopefully) adding my own small form of beauty to the world. I now have three shops in New Orleans and gratefully rely on people who demonstrate that art they love is worth paying for. I may “only” have 1239 followers on Instagram, but I believe my work has value. I believe there are many others out there like me.
“As a professional artist, I was astonished to see you use one of my most popular designs on all your official social media platforms as part of your promotions for 1989. While I wondered why no one had sought permission or offered compensation to do so, I recognized that such endorsement is a once-in-a-lifetime boost for an artist and can skyrocket an artist’s career. Friends congratulated me and customers expressed joy. But congratulations turned to confusion. The design was a copy, and with someone else’s name signed to it.”
She added that she was ‘devastated’, but ‘took solace’ thinking that Taylor, being ‘so outspoken about artists’ rights’ would do everything in her power to fix the mistake.
“My efforts to combat the pirated and unauthorized copy (and your use and distribution of it to millions of people) were noticed, as you removed the post after several days. But the copy had been shared and downloaded countless times, and it seemed neither you nor your team intended on correcting your mistake.
“After months of effort, I received an offer from you and your team that mentions no credit to me as the artist of the design, but does include payment of a “four-figure” amount, with the stipulation that I must donate it all. Taylor, as a professional, would you agree to such terms from Apple, or Spotify?
“My work is my living—it is how I pay bills and support my family and employees. Many of your fans are professional artists, and support themselves and their families with earnings from their intellectual property. Would you really profit from and distribute a copy of their work to millions of people, and then tell them they don’t deserve professional recognition or compensation?
“I don’t know what will come of this letter, but for the sake of my own business and on behalf of independent artists like myself, I had to speak up. I have no ill will toward you, and I appreciate the theoretical virtue of your stance as a defender of art and intellectual property. I simply hope to see your actions fall more in line with the values you claim to hold.”
Copyright [Facebook/Ally Burguieres]
Before this, Ally had posted: “Update: I received word that although she used a copy of my work to promote her latest album, Taylor Swift isn’t interested in crediting me because—according to her team—her endorsement is too “valuable”.
“In addition to not correcting their mistake, her lawyers and management want to “give” me a “four-figure” amount, but I HAVE to donate it. This from Ms. “Art is valuable and valuable things should be paid for” ?? Aaaa!! My head is banging against the wall lol.”
Taylor is yet to comment.
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