Singapore model and artist in grey copyright tussle over use of model's image

Photo of model Duan Mei Yue photographed by Li Wanjie (left) and an artwork by artist Allison M. Low in Love, Bonito's Funan store. PHOTOS: LI WANJIE/INSTAGRAM, ALLISON M. LOW/INSTAGRAM
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SINGAPORE - A local model has found herself embroiled in a copyright dispute with an artist who used her image without consent.

The case of model Duan Mei Yue, 22, and artist Allison M. Low, 32, has been circulating on social media - implicating numerous parties in the local creative scene - ever since Ms Low was found to have created and sold artworks with Ms Duan's likeness.

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