[jtbayly]

> they don’t want other people claiming they’re Banksy

No. This is obviously not the problem. Nobody at that greeting card company was claiming to be Banksy. The problem is that they are making money off of a Banksy work of art without his permission.

His behavior is quite clearly protecting his financial interests in his own work. That’s actually the only explanation that makes sense. The other option being that he’s opposed to anybody making money off his art, including himself. Nothing he has done in the last year has indicated the latter to be the case.

[djmips]

Banksy making money or not is moot. He probably just didn't want some grubbers making money from his work.

[dangus]

Yeah I should have said people claiming to have Banksy’s blessing, or at least omitting the fact that they don’t.