The French operating company removed For the third line of the metro– The Green Line – The drawings, whose design was proven to be stolen from a Russian artist, from the walls of the Girls College metro station, in respect of intellectual property rights, following the contract with the design company was terminated, for the paintings of the cultural project inside the Girls College station in the third green line.
The company stated that a contract was made with the agency “Studio Wali” for , affiliated with Ghada Waly, to create artistic designs for the cultural project at the third Green Line stations, and a legally binding clause was included stating that the company is solely responsible for providing original artistic designs, and in the case of quotation or copies. , it must obtain an official legal approval from the artists in charge of those works authorizing their use, in accordance with what is known and in force with all artists.
Last March, the contract with the company was terminated due to other reasons related to a breach of some terms of the contract and implementation. The National Authority for Tunnels and the company “RATP” Dave Cairo Transportation assert that they were not aware that these designs were illegally inspired by the paintings of a Russian artist, and that they are once morest any infringement of intellectual property rights in any form.
The company takes appropriate legal measures once morest the company to preserve all the rights of the National Authority for Tunnels and “RATP” Dive Transport Cairo when the allegations are proven.
Illegally quoted designs will also be changed.
