Recently, a major clothing line decided to use a Banksy work in its ad campaign. Banksy's response was to ask shoppers to help themselves to the clothing in the store, since the company had not gotten his permission to use the work in the ad campaign. Does the use of Banksy's work without authorization constitute a copyright infringement? Why or why not? If Banksy sues for infringement, what must he prove? What are the likely defenses that will be raised? Your initial response should be a minimum of 200 words. Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your peers' posts (as well as any comments made by your instructor) in a substantive manner and provide information or concepts that they may not have considered. Each response should have a minimum of 100 words. Support your position by using information from the week's readings. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful and interactive discourse in this discussion forum. Continue to monitor the discussion forum until Day 7 and respond with robust dialogue to anyone who replies to your initial post

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The use of Banksys work without authorization does constitute copyright infringement Copyright infringement occurs when someone uses a work that is pr... View the full answer