Evan Roth’s IP Asshole contest

Stra p2pnet news view Cool | P2P:- “Evan Roth (born 1978) is an artist whose work focuses on tools of empowerment, open source and popular culture,” says the Wikipedia . “He has previously released work under the name ‘fi5e’.” Almost a year ago, in Toronto, “With a fire extinguisher filled with paint and a thirsty desire to hack into the systems that define our environment, Evan Roth and his mystery associate Katsu have the ability to tag an entire side of a four-story building in under 30 seconds,” said Indusblue , noting: “He proved it too, with an eloquent audacity, showing a video of their late night escapades to an early gathering at this year’s Toronto Flash In The Can. Katsu, whose face was obscured on camera, plastered the side of the building with a gushing stream of splattering black paint.” Now, “Who is the bigger intellectual property asshole?” – he wonders in what has to be one of the most original art promos ever, going on »»» Is it the artist who has amassed a small fortune based on “appropriation” yet still sends cease and desist letters to other artists for appropriating his work?

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Evan Roth’s IP Asshole contest

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