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The Evergreen potter who had spent a year and a half worrying about stealing his unicorn fart design will receive a settlement from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. "There have been misunderstandings that have led to this escalation," Edwards told his website last week, "but I'm just glad it's all settled."
The details of the settlement were hammered by Edwards' attorney and Tesla's lawyers are confidential, but by the end of July 20, Musk tweeted Edwards "Copyright Issue: Resolved!" Posted to his supporters of more than 22 million and added his own triple emoji message: a unicorn, a blowing wind figure and a peace sign.
Twitter followers of Musk, many of whom had commented on the bizarre fart The unicorn of the unicorn is eager to add his hundred bucks.
He said, "… Elon saw the unicorn, and he said," Let there be peace. "
Another advised Musk," Maybe you're in trouble. " go a little bit. "
Edwards' own website, Wallyware, received so much traffic on Musk's tweet that he crashed.
" I'm glad that it's over, "said Edwards." What a wild ride it was. "
The ride debuted in February 2017 when Musk tweeted a photo of Edwards' unicorn mug, a drawing dating back to 2010 that shows the animal's gas powering an electric car, with the message that it was "Maybe my favorite mug ever."
Two months later, the artist was shocked to see that an exact copy of his whimsical design was suddenly part of every operating system of Tesla.
In June, Edwards finally hired a lawyer to fight for his artistic rights. Together, they sent Tesla's boss a letter noting that they were not asking for a "scandalous monetary demand," but a "mutual decision to value the past and the continued use of the image." .. ". But Musk and his lawyers ignored this
After Westword published the first article on the unicorn image pilfered on June 26, the daughter of Edwards Robin, a musician who's called Lisa Prank In response, Musk responded that the lawsuit would be "a little lame" and stated that his interest in his father's farting unicorn had "increased his mug sales", Musk rebuked in a tweet.
These tweets have since disappeared, but it would be more difficult to erase other recent actions of Musk.
After first declaring that he was going to have his SpaceX project he invented a mini sub to save the twelve Thai boys stuck in a cave., Musk tweet-tagged a British diver who rescued the boys a "guy Then came the revelation that the celebrity CEO had donated to the Republican Party, which seemed to contradict all the ideals of the fight against climate change on which Tesla was built. And rumors of problems with the delivery of the 3 Tesla model continue to emerge.
On the other hand, the regulation of the unicorn firecracker has been relatively easy, and the controversy is blowing.
After forty years of throwing pots, Edwards has acquired a new cult and new opportunities.
He was commissioned to paint a large fresco of the famous unicorn farted for a Los Angeles arts program that serves underserved children. areas. "They approached me last week to do a unicorn fresco in Hawthorne, California, near SpaceX headquarters," Edwards reports on his website. "I grew up in this part of Los Angeles and my father and stepfather both worked in the aerospace and defense industries in this neighborhood, and I'm happy to design a work Fun and fun art for the community. "
SpaceX employees who will walk past the room every day, seeing this reminder of the power of the art … and a unicorn who fart.
