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The Dover Chamber is pleased to welcome Artium Amore with a traditional ribbon cutting ceremony. Artium Amore is a unique law firm that caters to artists and the artist community. Artium Amore understands that whether you are a painter, sculptor, musician, author,...
THE LAW AND ITS EFFECT ON SMALL MUSEUMS, HISTORIC HOUSES AND HISTORICAL SOCIETIES
This annual all day conference is scheduled for November 13, 2015 at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, and will look at various legal issues for small museums and historic organizations. Click here for a schedule of events!
RIP KHALED AL-ASSAD, HERO AND MARTYR
Dr. Khaled Al-Assad was murdered August 18th at the hands of ISIS. (We do not know if Al-Assad held a doctorate or its equivalent, but we feel that regardless, he is deserving of the honor.) Dr. Al-Assad was 81 (82? sources disagree) years old. Dr. Al-Assad was the...
ARTICLE DISCUSSES ARTISTS AND INSURANCE
When talking about insurance, most artists think about insuring their car or their home (or purchasing renter's insurance). Perhaps they are concerned about medical insurance, and how they can get coverage under the ACA. They probably don't think about insurance...
STOLEN STRAD FINDS ITS WAY HOME
After disappearing 35 years ago, a stolen Stradivarius has found its way home. The violin in question is the Ames Stradivarius, and belonged to noted violinist Roman Totenberg. Unfortunately, Totenberg died three years ago, however, his daughters, including NPR's...
FBI RELEASES NEW SECURITY FOOTAGE FOR GARDNER MUSEUM HEIST
The FBI has just released footage never before seen by the public that was taken the night before the infamous heist at the Gardner Museum. They are asking the public's help in identifying the person seen entering the museum as well as a car that is parked outside....
PUBLIC ART, THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND 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...
BEWARE “WALLPART”
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...
UNDER THE DMCA, NONPROFIT WEBSITES CAN BE LIABLE FOR THIRD PARTY POSTINGS
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...
MORE ON THE GURLITT ESTATE
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...
SHEPARD FAIREY ARRESTED
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 name....
REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH ENGINES MAKE FINDING INFRINGERS EASIER
Finding infringed copies of your work online has just become easier. Reverse image search engines allow a user to scour the internet for specific images. This article lists the best ten reverse image search engines available. The article is useful, but not...
HAPPY 4TH!
When Whistler painted Nocturne in Black and Gold, The Falling Rocket in 1875, British art critic John Ruskin stated that Whistler was merely "flinging a pot of paint in the public's face." Nocturne in Black and Gold, The Falling Rocket, 1875, oil on canvas What...
NEW YORK PASSES AMENDMENT PROTECTING AUTHENTICATORS
The New York Senate passed a bill the other day to protect authenticators from collectors unhappy with their appraisal. The authentication field has taken a large hit in the last several years as more and more collectors sued authenticators who ruled their work was...
“THE SLANTS”, TRADEMARK LAW AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT
Asian music group "The Slants" recently sent an application in to the Trademark Office to register their band name. The Office rejected their application as obscene and defamatory to a group of people or culture. Under the Lanham Act, which is the statute regarding...
JUST BECAUSE YOUR ENDEAVOR IS ARTISTIC, IT WON’T PROTECT YOU AGAINST CRIMINAL LIABILITY
Artists are known for pushing boundaries in the pursuit of their art. In two separate instances, artists are facing criminal liability as a result of their art. Last week Joseph Gibbons pled guilty to burglary in the third degree for robbing Capital One in New York...
FUNDING FOR THE ARTS BY STATE
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies has released its report on funding for the arts by state. It arrives at its figures by taking the appropriation for the arts from each state's budget and then dividing that by the number of people living in that state....
OSHA RELEASES GUIDELINES ON BATHROOM ACCESS FOR TRANSGENDERED PEOPLE
On June 1st, OSHA released its guidelines on bathroom access for transgendered employees; the guidelines also included institutions that are open to the public, specifically mentioning museums in addition to other examples. You can read a summary of their guidelines,...