by Administrator | Oct 20, 2020 | The Art Market
Two antiquities dealers, Erdal Dere and Faisal Khan, were indicted by a New York grand jury for falsifying the provenances of multiple antiquities that were subsequently sold through their New York gallery. They allegedly claimed that the antiquities were...
by Administrator | Oct 13, 2020 | Legal Issues for Artists, Visual Artist's Rights Act (VARA)
The US Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal by the developer, G & M Realty in the 5Pointz case, leaving in place a judgment of $6.75 million against G & M Realty. The case stems from the destruction of 45 “street art” murals in...
by Administrator | Oct 6, 2020 | Copyright
In the recent decision of Schwartzwald v. Oath, the court in the Southern District of New York found that the reproduction of a professional photographer’s photo of actor Jon Hamm in a Huffington Post article was fair use. Schwartzwald is a professional photographer...
by Administrator | Sep 29, 2020 | Legal Issues for Museums
Until recently, the ban on selling collections items as a method of raising money for a museum was considered sacrosanct. The only time such a sale would be permissible was if items that were not as central to the museum’s mission were sold in order to...
by Administrator | Sep 22, 2020 | Estate Planning
Many people are familiar with creating a trust as part of their estate planning. But what many don’t know is that they can create a specific trust for their pet’s care and wellbeing should they predecease their pet or find themselves without the capacity to...
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