Thierry is a successful artist, known across Canada for his marvelous portraits of famous Canadians. His work has been exhibited in the National Gallery, and he is beginning to acquire an international reputation. Recently, Thierry sold one of his paintings to the GuerillaGallery, not realizing that the owners of the GuerillaGallery had nothing but scorn for famous artists, insisting that they have sold out their creativity for the sake of the almighty dollar. The owners promptly took a large black felt marker and added a moustache to the painting's subject and drew an arrow poking through its head. When Thierry discovered the "act of these vandals" and further discovered that these "vandals were actually exhibiting the work," he was incensed. Despite his own disdain for lawyers, Thierry has decided to take legal action. His action ought to take the form of which of the following?

Select one:

A.a trademark infringement

B.a passing-off claim

C.a knock-off claim

D.a trademark depreciation claim

E.a moral rights infringement