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Could Banksy Sue Christopher Walken Over Destroyed Artwork?

Copyright Lately

” Could the street artist claim a violation of his moral rights? Walken made international headlines last week when he painted over original Banksy artwork in the season finale of the BBC comedy-drama series “ The Outlaws ,” which is set in Banksy’s hometown of Bristol, England. The series will be available to U.S.

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When is an artist entitled to refuse attribution of an artwork? Italian Supreme Court provides (final) guidance in long-running dispute over Jeff Koons’s The Serpents

The IPKat

As IPKat readers are surely aware, his fame extends well beyond the art world, given that Koons has contributed as litigant to some of the most interesting copyright case law around the world [see, eg, IPKat coverage here ]. There, it was presented as an original Koons artwork of which three copies exist.

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Using that classic piece of art on a book cover: Grr…

The IPKat

Works of art, in the form of the reproduction of a painting, frequently adorns the cover of a reissued edition of a renowned novel. Beyond the obvious attempt to draw a connection between the artwork and the book based a shared sense of the "classical", the artwork also seeks to evoke a more specific connection with the contents of the book.

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“Sentiti Libera”: from street art in Genoa to the Manifesto Dress at Sanremo Music Festival 2023

The IPKat

The background Artwork by Arianna Gallo First of all, it is necessary to set the scene: Sanremo 2023, the 73rd edition of the Festival della Musica Italiana (Italian Music Festival) , is one of the most followed and watched TV shows in Italy that takes place each February. Consequently, according to Law 22.04.1941 No.

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First duel between NFTs and copyright before the Spanish courts: NFTs 1 – Authors 0

Kluwer Copyright Blog

That is, in an NFT there can be an underlying copy of a work of art –typically an image, photograph, piece of music, video or certain audiovisual content– that may be subject to copyright. Therefore, the moral right of “disclosure” had already been exhausted. an exploitation that caused them no harm).

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Artist Royalties: An exegesis of Resale rights in India

IIPRD

The general position in intellectual property laws states that upon the assignment of the copyright by the artist over his artwork to another legal entity, the artist cannot enjoy any economic benefits attached to the artwork. However, re-sale rights exist as an exception to this rule. Analysis The value of art is not constant.

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Uffizi museum sues Jean Paul Gaultier over unauthorized reproduction of Botticelli’s Venus on fashion garments

The IPKat

As the name indicates, Le Musée intends to celebrate art. It features reproductions of paintings by classic masters, including Botticelli’s. The Florence museum, where Venus is held, was nonetheless unimpressed with this homage.

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