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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

There, it was presented as an original Koons artwork of which three copies exist. Garrone subsequently contacted Koons several times (in 1997, 2007 and 2009) in order to obtain a declaration of authenticity from him and thus sell the artwork. Subsequently, the sculpture was shipped to Italy and held at customs in Milan.

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

The IPKat

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. The cover provides the requisite information—title, author, and publisher. You can't judge a book from its cover".

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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

This week, a controversy involving a famous Hollywood actor damaging one of Banksy’s artworks has taken the news and Aaron Moss, on Copyright Lately, discusses the possibility of Banksy suing the actor based on infringement of his (?) moral rights. Copyright A Kat walking and enjoying its freedom. 17 CDSM compatible with EU law?

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Fleshing out the copyright in a tattoo

IP Whiteboard

In what we understand to be an industry-first, the Copyright Agency (an Australian not-for-profit collecting society that also licences copyright protected literary and artistic works) has licenced an Indigenous artwork for a tattoo. Right: Photo courtesy of Katie Hagebols retrieved from [link]. What about moral rights?

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Copyright Regulation for Pseudonymous, Anonymous, and Related Creative Works in India

Intepat

In such cases, ownership may be attributed to the publisher or another designated entity. Section 57: This section emphasizes moral rights, which allow authors to protect the integrity of their works, regardless of whether they are pseudonymous or anonymous. Recent Case Law on Pseudonymous and Anonymous Works S.

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When Do I Need a Model Release Form? (Plus a free sample!)

Art Law Journal

Laws regarding the use of a person’s likeness, also known as the right of publicity, ensures that a model or other subject of an artwork controls the commercial exploitation of their name, image, or persona. The Model grants to the Publisher or assignees, the irrevocable and unrestricted right to use and publish [TYPE OF ART, (i.e.

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Book review: Copyright in the street. An Oral History of Creative Processes in Street Art and Graffiti Subcultures

The IPKat

It emerges that brands should pay for the use of street artworks. This chapter reminds one that there is case law in which street artists and writers have asserted their moral rights. Those artists are attached to their creations and to the right of attribution. The same is for moral rights.

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