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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Did anyone else actually read the article that P-DAZZLE posted?
I think there are a few things going on here, and it is important to clarify what the issues are.
First, Holtby's decision to use the Thunderbird was lifted directly from the Stanley Park Totem, but with no acknowledgement or permission from the artists's family, who has made it clear in the past that they don't want the iconic image used without acknowledgement:
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This is where I have a problem. Do people have to track down Davinci relatives to use images of his art, does anyone need to get permission from the Mona Lisa painting. Art is "given" or sold to someone, it isn't a private image forever the property of the artist, unless it is copyrighted. The mask was done in a manner to honor the totem, not to mock it.