U2 HIT BY ‘COPYCAT’ ACCUSATION
A U.S. musician has accused rockers U2 of copying the artwork from one of his albums for the cover of their new LP.
Taylor Deupree, owner of the record label 12k, alleges the artwork on the band’s new album No Line On The Horizon uses the same image as his 2006 album Specification. Fifteen, a collaboration with Richard Chartier.
Both covers feature a photograph by Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto - but the star is adamant the Beautiful Day hitmakers should have done extensive research before selecting the image.
In an entry on the 12kblog entitled U2 Album Cover…Have I Seen This Before?, Deupree writes: "U2’s forthcoming album No Line On The Horizon is nearly an exact rip-off of mine and Richard Chartier’s Specification. Fifteen, which came out a couple of years ago." However Deupree won’t be seeking legal action against the Bono-fronted group - because he is certain he would lose the court case: "This minor ordeal has become more a question of a project that was small, intimate and experimental (and the chance of a lifetime for a small artist) versus the massive pop culture machine. In the end, we all know who wins."
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