The Don't Sue Chris Reilly Campaign was started with the following goals:

• To prevent litigation against Chris Reilly or any of his respective artworks.
  
• To raise awareness of Chris Reilly's artistic practice and the implications it has on others.
  
• To create a dialogue around the issues surrounding Chris Reilly's artwork and the Don't Sue Chris Reilly Campaign.
  

One of the most frequently asked questions posed by those unfamiliar with the Don't Sue Chris Reilly Capmaign is, 'Who is suing Chris Reilly, and why?' This section will attempt to answer that question, as well as give some background information on the issues surrounding the campaign

Chris Reilly is a prominent visual artist who has established a successful artistic practice that relies on the exclusive use of found images and photographs. Many of these images come from unauthorized or copyrighted sources such as homepages, stock photo catalogs, and the houses of friends and family. All of the appropriated images used in Chris Reilly's artworks are subject to copyright law.

Please reference the diagram below for an illustration of Chris Reilly's artmaking process.

STEP 1 - Images are located in digital databases such as Google's Image Search, stock photo catalogs and various other sources.

STEP 2 - Certain images are selected based on Chris Reilly's preferences. The criteria for selection may include composition, subject matter, or file name.

STEP 3 - The images are processed by Chris Reilly's brain and strung together with various thoughts, feelings, and concepts.

STEP 4 - The images are digitally processed and manipulated to suit Chris Reilly's vision of concept and composition for the particular work.

STEP 5 - Upon completion, the image is printed or displayed by other means as a finished artwork by Chris Reilly.