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Artist taking legal advice after Conservative Party uses Andy Burnham portrait without permission
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Artist Stanley Chow is seeking legal advice after accusing the Conservative Party of copyright infringement by using his 2021 portrait of Andy Burnham on water bottles and sweets handed out at their party conference. The Conservative Party stated the items were included in media goody bags, while Chow also noted a previous similar copyright issue with Reform UK.
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- Artist Stanley Chow is taking legal advice over the Conservative Party's use of his portrait of Andy Burnham.
- The image appeared on water bottles and sweets distributed at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.
- Chow stated that the party did not ask for permission to use the artwork he originally created for Burnham's 2021 mayoral campaign.
- A Conservative Party spokeswoman said the items were placed in goody bags for attending media and were not on sale.
- Chow previously claimed Reform UK also infringed his copyright using the image in AI-generated social media posts.