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. He gained notoriety because of how close he walked the line between outright plagiarism and transformative art.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 27, 2023

Goldsmith [1] also has the potential to upend long-held practices in the art world. adopting that posture of indifference, the majority does something novel (though in law, unlike in art, it is rarely a good thing to be transformative).” The Warhol Foundation, presciently, filed an amicus brief defending appropriation art.

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Art Law Journal

JANUARY 21, 2021

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. That is probably because, before 1990, there wasn’t much protection for building designs. With the passage […].

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Williams wasn’t entitled to a rebuttable presumption that he was the copyright owner because he only submitted a copy of his Public Catalog search results, not his certificate of registration. The court found that the only reasonable interpretation of the contract was that “Work” referred to both the physical mural and the copyright.

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The Art Law Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Chief Branding Officer (and Pulitzer Prize winner) Christopher Knight has a new piece in the LA Times complaining about monetization, which he defines as "selling collection art to raise money to pay operating bills or capital expenses." Is it your view that selling art to do ANYTHING in the world except buy more art is morally repulsive???"

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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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Art Law Journal

APRIL 21, 2022

Creativity is a way of life…but making creativity into a living can seem daunting — particularly when you don’t have an educational or professional background in art. Together, Artrepreneur and Creative Circle have put together this comprehensive article series to support budding artists in the early stages of their art careers.

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Art Law Journal

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Nobody can copy, distribute, or display the work without the author’s permission. Steve Schlackman. As a general rule, when an artistic or literary work is created, the author is the one that holds the copyright. When a painting is sold, the buyer owns the painting itself, but does not have the right to use that image for […].

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 16, 2022

The copyright holder (usually the creator but could also be a company or other entity) has the exclusive right to make copies, publicly display, distribute, and create derivatives of the artwork. More importantly, copyright is a no-fault law so it doesn’t matter why or how the violation occurred.

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Art Law Journal

MAY 12, 2022

Perhaps you create murals because you like the communal aspect of public art. The difference with art is that it’s a very emotional sale. Craft copy for your website and social media in your voice, and when possible, write how you speak (make sure to edit by friends who know your voice). Volunteer at local arts organizations.

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Art Law Journal

APRIL 27, 2022

Whether you’re looking to secure a spot in an art school, land an art-related job, or vying to get a show at a gallery, the quality and effectiveness of your portfolio presentation is essential. Confidence is great, but if the copy gets a bit too fluffy, you may end up sounding arrogant, which is not as great. .

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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. Proposal 8.

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The Art Law Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

But the Wall Street firm that commissioned it has sued, "accusing her of breach of contract, and of causing 'substantial and irreparable harm' to Fearless Girl and to [the firm] by selling copies." For background, start here.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Freed from the shackles of copyright, Walt Disney’s iconic rodent was now in the public domain and, therefore, available for everyone to copy. The law gives copyright owners a monopoly to exploit and monetize creative works. But not so fast.

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The Art Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

As I said in the post I linked above, you've identified 200 some works -- "duplicates, multiples, copies of the same thing [we have] in better quality," according to the Met's director, Max Hollein -- that are to be sold as part of your routine collection management. So far, the deaccession police have been quiet. Give it time.

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Art Law Journal

MAY 19, 2022

Like an IRL interview — do your research, review your notes, have a copy of your résumé handy, and a shortlist of questions you want to ask the interviewer. But you may face a few challenges with virtual interviews that you don’t have to contend with in face-to-face interviews, given that tech underpins the process.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Few people would want something that they put their heart and soul into creating, whether that’s art, music, design, or an invention, being used or sold without their permission. Copyright is the type of Intellectual Property most often associated with artistic works like fine art, movies, or books. Your Copy-Rights.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Few people would want something that they put their heart and soul into creating, whether that’s art, music, design, or an invention, being used or sold without their permission. Copyright is the type of IP most often associated with artistic works like fine art, movies, or books. Your Copy-Rights. That’s understandable.

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