Category: Art Law
Landlord white-washes walls of ‘graffiti,...
Posted by Anne M. Lum | Mar 2, 2018 | Art Law, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Procedural, Regulatory | 0 |
Champs’ publicity-rights claim slapped down
Posted by Kyle A. Slowey | Apr 26, 2017 | Art Law, Copyright, Right of publicity, Sports | 0 |
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Landlord white-washes walls of ‘gr...

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Au revoir, appellate court says to Calif...

On appeal, ecdysiasts stripped of tax br...

Tierney v. Moschino

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Champs’ publicity-rights claim slapped d...

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Au revoir, appellate court says to Calif. attempt to give artists a percentage of rising value of their works under ‘droit de suite’ concept
by Natalie Reynoso | Jul 25, 2018 | Art Law, Copyright, Intellectual Property, International, Licensing | 0 |
With blood, sweat, and tears, a quartet of California artists pursued their vision, winning over...
Read MoreLandlord white-washes walls of ‘graffiti,’ but U.S. judge invokes ‘VARA,’ imposing $6.7 million penalty for damage to big Queens display of ‘aerosol art’
by Anne M. Lum | Mar 2, 2018 | Art Law, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Procedural, Regulatory | 0 |
Gerald Wolkoff, a building owner in the New York borough of Queens, in search of what he might...
Read MoreChamps’ publicity-rights claim slapped down
by Kyle A. Slowey | Apr 26, 2017 | Art Law, Copyright, Right of publicity, Sports | 0 |
With federal copyright laws holding sway, online sales are acceptable of prized photos of...
Read MoreIs an icon’s image too generic to trademark?
by Richon M. Norris | Mar 28, 2017 | Art Law, Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, Right of publicity, Talent Representation | 0 |
Bitter battle by Marilyn Monroe estate to protect her legacy may have unforeseen consequences for...
Read MorePodcasts? Here are 3 on entertainment law
by Justin Jennings | Dec 8, 2016 | Art Law, Copyright, Intellectual Property, International, Licensing, Music, Regulatory, Trademark | 0 |
If you’re looking for a way to stay up to date in easy, convenient fashion with key...
Read MoreTierney v. Moschino
by Aris M. Shatteen | Feb 1, 2016 | Art Law, Copyright, Fashion | 0 |
The copyright infringement action by graffiti artist Joseph Tierney aka “Rime,” has...
Read MoreFor courts and creatives, it’s a time to reconsider
by Nicole Christman | Nov 16, 2014 | Art Law, Copyright, Film, Music, Procedural | 0 |
It’s suddenly legal deja vu all over again: Another legal defeat for SiriusXM, a win for Flo...
Read MoreCopyright an issue for museums in cyberspace
by Sherrie Fields | Aug 20, 2013 | Art Law, Copyright | 0 |
As museums modernize and seek to offer more of a virtual experience for the public, copyright law...
Read MoreOn appeal, ecdysiasts stripped of tax break
by Matt Haddad | Nov 5, 2012 | Art Law, Regulatory | 0 |
If Bob Fosse or Jerome Robbins taught a ballet dancer how to bump and grind a leotard-clad...
Read MoreJudge halts suit over buffed up Einstein ad
by Matt Haddad | Oct 30, 2012 | Art Law, Licensing, Right of publicity | 0 |
A depiction of a buffed up Albert Einstein does not provide grounds for a lawsuit, U.S. District...
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Visualize this: possible new rights for artists
by Matt Haddad | Oct 3, 2012 | Art Law, Copyright | 0 |
Is the nation ready for a federal resale royalty rate? Congress has asked the U.S. Copyright Office to review how current copyright law affects and supports artists and public comments will be taken until close of business on...
Read MoreLucas loses UK suit over Star Wars props
by Sam Herting | Jul 28, 2011 | Art Law, Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, International | 0 |
Film icon George Lucas has lost his copyright infringement case in Britain’s highest court, the BBC reports. The defendant in the case was Andrew Ainsworth, one of Lucas’ former prop designers who runs a small...
Read MoreWhat isn’t covered by copyright, eh?
by Craig Matsuda | Jul 17, 2011 | Art Law, Film, Music, Technology | 0 |
Ignore it and it just may go away. Try though we might, it may have been the arguments over the monkey photographs that, of course, pushed the point: This truly has become a stretch, maybe even a silly season for copyright and...
Read MoreDoes stadium ruling throw theaters a curve, too?
Entertainment lawyers get thrown plenty of diverse matters to deal with but might their practice also include handling concerns about the Americans with Disabilities Act? Don’t bet against it, as a recent case in a U.S....
Read MoreJudge orders copyright-offending art destroyed
by Rosalind Read | Apr 5, 2011 | Art Law | 1 |
Holy, Moses: a U.S. District Court in New York has stunned many in the contemporary art world by skipping past the Solomonic approach and ordering some copyright offending works potentially worth huge sums to be plucked from the...
Read MoreA thumbs up by museums for tiny displays
by Rosalind Read | Apr 5, 2011 | Art Law, Copyright | 0 |
The Association of Art Museum Directors has released its long-awaited policy that deems working with, or using, low-quality digital thumbnail images a copyright fair use. This much-debated policy should provide greater clarity...
Read More‘Hope’ leads to more disputes for the AP
by Rosalind Read | Mar 22, 2011 | Art Law | 0 |
The Associated Press and Shepard Fairey reached a settlement earlier this year, ending a two-year dispute as to whether the artist violated copyright terms in using a 2006 photo by a photographer from the news collective of...
Read MoreSupreme Court to tackle thorny rights revivals
by Yasmin Youssef | Mar 15, 2011 | Art Law, Comics, Film, Music, Television | 0 |
Taking on what will be a key copyright case, Golan v. Hoder, the U.S. Supreme Court will answer the question: Can Congress restore foreign works previously in the public domain? In Golan, orchestra conductors, educators,...
Read MoreStars gird for war over UK helmet ruling
by Yasmin Youssef | Mar 10, 2011 | Art Law, Copyright, Film, International | 1 |
Some of the most iconic props to come from Hollywood apparently may not have copyright protection in Britain, and, George Lucas, creator of Star Wars, is not having it. After a British appellate court determined that the...
Read MoreRevolution©: who owns iconic Che image?
by Yasmin Youssef | Feb 22, 2011 | Art Law | 0 |
Revolution ©: who owns iconic Che image?
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