A newspaper has combatted the Foo Fighters’ controversial photographer’s contract in order to cover the band’s show on 11 July, by sending a cartoonist along to capture the essence of the gig.

The group’s contract, which insists that photographers must hand over ownership of their images to the band following their initial publication, was previously called “exploitative” by the Washington City Paper, which refused to cover the rock group’s recent 20th anniversary show.

Quebec newspaper Le Soleil, however, chose to navigate these restrictions in more creative way. In an article published 12 July, entitled The Art of Circumventing Rigid Requirements, the paper explains why it sent cartoonist Francis Desharnais to the concert at the Festival d’été in Québec City:

“When the Foo Fighters claim rights to pictures of them in concert, they do not do it halfway. Not only could accredited photographers at the show yesterday not publish their work more than once, they had to give up all rights.”

You can see the full set of illustrations here.

Foo Fighters’ photography contract is just the latest to be scrutinised by the creative industry. Photographer Pat Pope made a stand after Garbage’s management refused to pay him for the use of his images in a forthcoming book, while Taylor Swift was accused of hypocrisy following similar claims made against her regarding photographers’ rights.

A UK spokesperson for Taylor Swift has since stated that the unearthed contract from 2011 was “misrepresented” in that it “clearly states that any photographer shooting the 1989 World Tour has the opportunity for further use of said photographs with management’s approval. “Another distinct misrepresentation is the claim that the copyright of the photographs will be with anyone other than the photographer – this agreement does not transfer copyright away from the photographer. Every artist has the right to and should protect the use of their name and likeness.”