Elon Musk drawn into farting unicorn dispute with potter

Tom Edwards was thrilled to hear the CEO was a fan of his work, until he saw Tesla using a copy without permission

Tom Edwards, a Colorado potter, was thrilled when Elon Musk tweeted a photo of one of his original mugs featuring his cartoon drawing of a unicorn farting electricity. The Tesla CEO called it "maybe my favorite mug ever" in a February 2017 post - leading to a bump in sales from around the world.

Edwards was surprised however, when, a month later, Musk tweeted a copy of his cartoon image to promote Tesla's new "sketch pad" feature, which allows drivers to draw on a touchscreen. Multiple news articles inaccurately reported that Musk was the one who created and drew the cartoon.