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Originally Posted by rkomar
Maybe HC low-balled their offer; maybe the artist thought she had them over a barrel and priced it too high. I would say that HC was acting in a sleazy manner if it was the former, but it gets less simple if it was the latter. Considering that the HC cover isn't just a photoshopped copy of the original (which would definitely be copyright infringement), but rather something they paid another artist to paint, I wouldn't be surprized if the original artist did try to overcharge.
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Why would the price the original artist asked for compensation have any bearing whatsoever on the sleaziness
or the legality?