by Administrator | Aug 5, 2015 | First Amendment, Visual Artist's Rights Act (VARA)
Cities and towns like public art. It adds culture, which in turn leads to a higher standard of living, which in turn leads to businesses wanting to set up operations in those cities because they want their employees to enjoy a higher standard of living. Public art...
by Administrator | Jul 28, 2015 | Legal Issues for Artists
An artist recently reached out to us expressing his concerns over a website called Wallpart. Apparently he found one of his photographs on this site being offered for sale. The thing is, he never authorized this site to sell his work. In fact, they were selling his...
by Administrator | Jul 24, 2015 | Nonprofits
This excellent article discusses the liability of nonprofits when third parties post infringing material to their websites. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) provides that those who own websites can be liable for all material posted to their websites that...
by Administrator | Jul 20, 2015 | Nazi Era Provenance
The story of the Gurlitt estate continues. As you may remember, Cornelius Gurlitt was a German who had over 1200 paintings in his possession, including Picassos, Rembrandts and many other masters. The paintings are believed to have come from the estate of his...
by Administrator | Jul 16, 2015 | Legal Issues for Artists
Artist Shepard Fairey was arrested last week in Los Angeles by customs agents after returning from a trip to Europe. He was arrested based on a warrant issued by the Detroit police department–the warrant was discovered by the customs agents when they ran his...
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