The Art Law Blog

JUNE 19, 2021

law from eating the Mona Lisa if you own it,' said Amy Adler , an art law expert and professor at the New York University School of Law. 'We NYT: Why Do People Want Jeff Bezos to Buy and Eat the Mona Lisa? Includes the following: "'You might get indigestion, but there is nothing stopping you under U.S.

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Art Law Journal

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Fair use is a common art law issue that arises for artists. Here, we review the College Art Association's Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual Arts. Nicole Martinez.

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Art Law Journal

JULY 26, 2018

While forgeries in the online art market are prevalent, art forgeries in the general art market are hardly rare. Art Law Journal reviews what collectors should watch out for, including provenance and appropriate documentation. Steve Schlackman.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 24, 2023

Adler and Meaghan Gragg For the fourth year running, the Chambers High Net Worth guide, which focuses on the private wealth sector, recognized HHR as one of the nation’s leading law firms for Art and Cultural Property Law. “I am happy with their service, they are very responsive and kind,” said market insiders.

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The Art Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

But in the back-to-school September spirit, I thought I might try to get this thing going again, returning to its original purposes of being a place to (1) collect links, to make it easier to find them when needed, (2) think through in real time issues of interest to the art law community, and (3) make fun of the Deaccession Police.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

He holds an MA in Art Law and Art Management from the International Hellenic University and an LLM in Legal Theory and Interdisciplinary Legal Studies, focusing on copyright law, from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 5, 2023

He is a Chef in the Scholarly Kitchen and has written and lectured extensively on the subjects of copyright, licensing, open access, artificial intelligence, metadata, text/data mining, new media, artists’ rights, and art law.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 21, 2022

.” This complex set of circumstances complicating UK art exports to the US is the subject of this excellent article in The Art Newspaper , in which Darwell is quoted. This is because special export arrangements with the UK seller can help the collectors waive the value added tax.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 24, 2023

Art Law in Session To illustrate, Vanity Fair paid the Andy Warhol Foundation $10,000 to use his work (which borrowed significantly from Goldsmith’s photo), while People paid Goldsmith $1,000 for her image. Goldsmith’s photo can be found here , as well as Warhol’s commercial use.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 27, 2023

6] Related Services Intellectual Property About the Author: Paul Bain is a Partner in Dickinson Wright’s Toronto office, focusing his practice on intellectual property and art law. He can be reached at PBain@dickinsonwright.com or 416-646-8364, and his biography can be viewed here. Related Attorneys: John L.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Events NYU Law Forum - Memes on Memes and the New Creativity On 3 November 2021, NYU Law Forum - Memes on Memes and the New Creativity will be held online at 5:45PM (CET) for a discussion on the First Amendment, intellectual property, and art law to place a phenomenon of our digital era into a broader legal, historical, and cultural context.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Bowrey states her hope that her book will support this endeavour by drawing upon a more critical understanding of copyright’s history in the 20th century and, in helping shift how relationships between art, law and society are perceived, deliver more control over creative lives than was evident in the previous century.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2022

.” Amici The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, and Brooklyn Museum shared the concern that the Second Circuit’s decision would have an “enormous chilling effect on the arts.” ” Amici Art Law Professors focused heavily on the First Amendment and the fair use doctrine.

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Art Law Journal

AUGUST 15, 2020

Steve Schlackman. Are street photographers protected when taking photos of strangers in public or are they invading the subject's right to privacy?

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Art Law Journal

MAY 21, 2021

Steve Schlackman. website is using your images without your permission, the easiest and fastest way to stop the infringement is to send the website a “DMCA Takedown Notice.” DMCA stands for the “Digital Millennium Copyright Act.”

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Art Law Journal

MARCH 25, 2021

But copyright laws come into play in various ways when tattooing new work – whether you’re the artist whose designs are being inked, the tattoo artists drawing your own work, or an artist […]. Nicole Martinez.

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Art Law Journal

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

A team of scientists, programmers and historians have created an algorithm that created a physical work of art that mimics the look of a genuine Rembrandt painting. Steve Schlackman. But can a computer generated work have copyright protection?

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Art Law Journal

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Steve Schlackman. Whenever an artist or writer portrays a living person in an unflattering light, they are likely to receive a letter or angry phone call saying things like “I am going to sue you for defamation” or “you’ll be hearing from my lawyer,” along with plethora of swear words. It sounds pretty serious and scary, but […].

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Art Law Journal

MARCH 4, 2021

Fashion designers face a unique set of challenges in protecting their intellectual property, but new court decisions are providing further guidance for fashion designers and legal practitioners.

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Art Law Journal

APRIL 1, 2021

There are many legal aspects of running an art-related business that could be fairly characterized as less than interesting, but few topics inspire more blank stares, or glazed-over eyes, faster than insurance. Chris Reed.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 14, 2023

In a policy paper , copyright and art-law experts led by the author clarified the general copyright law principles applicable to stakeholders dealing with digital cultural heritage worldwide and formulated recommendations, addressed to policy-makers, to facilitate their digital activities.

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Art Law Journal

MARCH 18, 2021

Whether you are a struggling artist, world-renowned photographer, or a gallery owner, you will be inundated with contracts from art dealers, agents, exhibitors, publishers, ad agencies, museums as well as non-art industry members like landlords and contractors. Steve Schlackman. Every business needs a contract at one time or another.

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Art Law Journal

JANUARY 28, 2021

Nicole Martinez. Artists and collectors can minimize estate taxes on artworks by employing a planning strategy and understanding the complexities involved with assessing the work's fair market value.

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Art Law Journal

JANUARY 21, 2021

Steve Schlackman. It is a common misperception that you cannot copyright a building design. That is probably because, before 1990, there wasn’t much protection for building designs. At that time, anyone could reproduce buildings that looked identical to those created by others, as long as they didn’t actually use copied drawings to build them.

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Art Law Journal

JANUARY 7, 2021

What are the legal remedies when a purchased artwork is discovered to be an art forgery? Nicole Martinez. What are the challenges for collectors in authenticating artworks?

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Art Law Journal

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Steve Schlackman. What things should artists be negotiating as part of licensing or gallery contracts? We take a look at some of the most important along with a review of several standard provisions.

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Art Law Journal

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Nicole Martinez. DMCA safe harbor shields internet service providers from any copyright infringement liability. Here's what artists can do to protect their work.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

3] You Really Got Me: Second Circuit Rules in Favor of Met Museum in Fair Use Case Involving Photograph of Van Halen | HHR Art Law. [4] for Visual Arts, Inc. 2d 191, 192 (S.D.N.Y. 4] Google LLC v. 1183 (2021). [5] 5] Andy Warhol Found. Goldsmith , 11 F.4th 4th 26, 50 (2d Cir. 21-869 (December 9, 2021). [7]

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In addition to researching databases of lost, stolen, and looted art such as the Art Loss Register, and consulting art law professionals on provenance research, buyers should also consider purchasing title insurance to protect against potential financial loss from defects in the acquired title.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Williams v. Hy-Vee, Inc., 3d -, 2023 WL 3602813, No. 4:22-cv-00025-RGE-HCA (S.D. 15, 2023) Williams, a professional artist, was commissioned to paint an abstract mural on the wall of a building located in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Art Law Journal

MAY 20, 2018

Chris Reed. On February 20, The U.S. Copyright Office will alter the way it accepts applications for copyright registration of photographs. Here's what you'll need to know moving forward.

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Art Law Journal

MAY 19, 2018

Chris Reed. Comic book publisher ComicMix allegedly created a mashup of a popular Dr. Seuss book with elements of the iconic Star Trek TV series. Here, we discuss the resulting copyright infringement case, and whether a court may find the work permissible under the fair use doctrine.

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Art Law Journal

MAY 3, 2018

Art forgery remains a rampant issue within the art market and recent cases serve as a reminder of the need for highly technological tools to combat the practice. Steve Schlackman.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 14, 2023

1] ; The claim, which the Hughes Hubbard Art Law blog first reported on in December 2022, [2] arose from an art installation Cattelan created for Art Basel Miami Beach in December 2019 that consisted of a banana duct-taped onto a white wall. [3] June 9, 2023). [2] 7, 2022), [link]. [3] 4, 2019), [link] [ [link] ]. [5]

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Likelihood of Confusion

OCTOBER 21, 2023

If the federal copyright complaint that you file on behalf of your client includes an assertion that “[the d]efendants… knew or should have known that they were violating [the p]laintiff’s. The post Tell Yes artist: “No. Fifty million times no.” ” appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Likelihood of Confusion

AUGUST 19, 2022

So last Wednesday (March 22, 2017, if you’re joining us late) the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc, et al. The post Guest post: Not So Cheerful About Varsity Brands appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Art Law Journal

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Chris Reed. The FCC is considering revoking net neutrality rules, which guarantee fair and free access to content on the internet. Here's what artists need to know about the current net neutrality framework.

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