[AKSucks]

The whole "feud" is stupid. As pointed out, Kapoor has purposefully and publicly violated the terms of sale and Semple has taken no action. I can picture the two of them sharing a laugh together in an oak-paneled study over expensive cognac, amazed at how well the publicity stunt has worked.

Vantablank application is very difficult/technical, it has the usual nanoparticle health concerns, and it's used for defense applications like satellite optical camouflage so the company doesn't just sell it to any yahoo anyway. Kapoor went to the trouble of getting approved and his staff trained. Him getting exclusive approval to it is a yawn.

If you think Semple doesn't know that, well...bridge, NYC, etc.

Now that said, Kapoor is still a gigantic twatwaffle whose entire career could be best described as "physically executing all the stupid shit we did in POVRay as kids."

The Bean in Chicago? He forced the City of Chicago to station police around the Bean chasing down tourists taking pictures of themselves because it would violate his copyright.

[Talanes]

>As pointed out, Kapoor has purposefully and publicly violated the terms of sale

Or someone affiliated with Kapoor did, if he didn't purchase it himself he's not bound to any terms.