Hmm, from the link you provided, it was a website named freechuckcloseart.com that would autogenerate artwork in the style of chuck close. I'm not a lawyer but

Hmm, from the link you provided, it was a website named freechuckcloseart.com that would autogenerate artwork in the style of chuck close. I'm not a lawyer but I'm pretty sure this was a trade mark issue. He just had to avoid marketing his product using someone else's name.