Artist, Fan Clash Over What Constitutes Online Piracy   Park
Slope artist Alex Grey is known for his love of LSD and the
vivid, elaborate body of work that has often been inspired by
it. His paintings have graced album covers for Nirvana, Tool,
and String Cheese Incident—not to mention rave flyers and sheets
of blotter acid.  Juan Pablo Fernandez, who lives in Sunset
Park, describes Grey's work as "the best art that has come out
in the last couple hundred years. Not only is it beautiful, but
it has depth and meaning to it."  Sweet words, but the two soft-
spoken men have squared off in a lawsuit that raises questions
about art piracy and permissible sales practices on the
Internet.  Tool's 10000 Days Tool's 10000 Days  Fernandez has
been selling—or, rather, reselling—Grey's work online. Last
month, the artist filed a copyright-infringement suit against
him. Grey doesn't dispute his fan's right to resell the prints,
which Fernandez bought at retail price straight from Grey's
gallery before framing them, marking