U2 Accused of CD Art Theft

07/03/2009
. U2 Accused of CD Art Theft was a top story from Jan and here it is again as we look back at the biggest stories from 2009 so far: (NME) American musician and label owner Taylor Deupree has accused U2 of copying one of his album covers for their new record.

The Irish band's sleeve for 'No Line On The Horizon' features the same image as Deupree's 2006 album 'Specification. Fifteen'.

Both covers are based on a photograph by Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto. [One NME reader brings up an interesting accusation about how U2 sued a band in the past. Read more of this story and that comment - more on this story

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