Editing Hugh Syme (section)

=== Clip art and stock imagery usage ===
Syme has been criticized for his usage of clip art and stock imagery. In 2011, heavy metal music-themed news website [[MetalSucks]] called attention to the clip art Syme used for Dream Theater's ''[[A Dramatic Turn of Events]]'', as well as noted the same clip art image appears on [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[progressive metal]] band [[Circus Maximus (Norwegian band)|Circus Maximus]]'s 2005 album ''[[The 1st Chapter (album)|The 1st Chapter]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Neilstein |first=Vince |date=2011-08-08 |title=DREAM THEATER USED CLIP ART FOR THEIR NEW ALBUM COVER |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/08/08/dream-theater-used-clip-art-for-their-album-cover/ |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=MetalSucks |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-02-14 |title=Circus Maximus Official Website - www.circusmaximussite.com |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214212724/http://www.circusmaximussite.com/discography.htm |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> As written by ''MetalSucks'': "Dream Theater might’ve gotten away with it if wasn’t for those pesky kids in Circus Maximus, whose 2005 album featured the very same $15.00 clip art image on the cover."<ref name=":0" />