Pest control
Banksy created a website with his art team called ‘Pest Control’. The website had all of his art on it and it was a way that he would be able to publicly share with people what art was his and what wasn’t. This way, he would stay protected as an artist and people wouldn’t be scammed.
It was working well, but it didn’t stop the image of the ‘girl with balloon’ from being duplicated everywhere. People were putting it on clothing and other merchandise without his permission. It was the first time that he really saw the art world for what it was, which was mostly based on money and not artistic integrity.