That image you see above has, in a very short period of time, become the iconic image of Apple and Steve Jobs. It first started spreading around the web just after his passing away was announced and in the process made Hong Kong student designer Jonathan Mak a well known name, and broght him job offers in the process.
Well it turns out that Mak may or moy not have been the first to come up with the image as there are two more people saying that they came up with the design first.
One of the new names in the mix is a English designer going by the name Raid71 who said he came up with the image first back in May. Jonathan Mak on the other hand is saying that he didn’t rip off Raid71 and is claiming independent invention.
None of this is flying with the third person, Farzin Adeli in California, who isn’t just claiming first rights but is also trying to copyright and trademark the image. Adeli claims that he came up with the image right after Jobs’ death and while the image that went viral is a ‘negative’ version it is “virtually identical” to the one he created.
Adeli is apparently working with lawyers to secure the trademark for the image.
via Techdirt
