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Dutch far-right party pays damages to court artist after changing image with AI
Geert Wilders’ PVV altered sketch of jailed Syrian brothers to make them look more menacing
TL;DR
- Court artist Petra Urban received damages from PVV MP Maikel Boon.
- The MP used Urban's drawing of two Syrian brothers without permission.
- The drawing was manipulated with AI to make the subjects look more menacing for a political video.
- Urban cited copyright infringement and violation of her moral rights as reasons for seeking compensation.
- The MP admitted to a "very stupid act" and claimed he thought altered images were not subject to copyright.
- The video has been removed from the internet.
- The case highlights concerns about AI manipulation of journalistic work and its impact on neutrality.