CALGARY — An artist has apologized for using photos of a comedian and others without their consent in his piece that was funded by the city of Calgary. A series of giant photographs called “Snapshots” was installed along an underpass in the city’s southwest in 2015 at a cost of $20,000. Artist Derek Besant says he received “torn-out pages from a handout flyer” and that he thought they were already in the public domain. Ali posted on social media that she was upset because neither she nor any of the other subjects gave their consent to the artist for their photos to be used. She says the photos were part of a promotion for a comedy show.

Source: National Post November 30, 2017 00:00 UTC