Artist of image Steve King used to promote potential civil war may sue for copyright infringement

The artist of an image that Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) used to suggest there may be a modern day civil war between red and blue states is vowing to sue the congressman for copyright infringement if he doesn't apologize for the post.

“The point is to hold people accountable for the things they post — especially when you’re a public figure,” Paul Bain, an attorney for the illustrator Yarek Waszul, told The Washington Post.

The Post noted that Waszul originally crafted the image of Democratic-leaning states fighting with GOP-leaning ones for a 2013 New York Times book review.

A spokesperson for King did not return a request for comment from The Washington Post. King's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.

King in mid-March shared the image in question as part of a meme imagining a civil war.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/436855-artist-of-meme-steve-king-used-to-promote-potential-civil-war-may-sue-him-for

What a dick