The European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO) “Cancellation Division” wrote: “As Banksy has chosen to be anonymous and cannot be identified, this would hinder him from being able to protect this piece of art under copyright laws without identifying himself. While identifying himself would take away from the secretive persona which propels his fame and success.” Objecting to anonymity seems like a pretty strange direction for IP scholastics to take, seeing as it’s the foundation of the modern corporation.