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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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First duel between NFTs and copyright before the Spanish courts: NFTs 1 – Authors 0

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Mango, in turn, sustained in its defence that (i) as the rightful owner of the physical Paintings, it was entitled to display them in public, and that (ii) the creation of digital works (i.e. Therefore, the moral right of “disclosure” had already been exhausted. an exploitation that caused them no harm).

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Bracing for Impact Keynote Address Tells a Copyright Story Never Told: Art and Copyright in Ghettos and Concentration Camps

IPilogue

Professor Lior Zemer, Dean at the Harry Radzyner Law School at Reichman University, began his presentation with Artwork of the Compiègne Concentration Camp by Abraham Joseph Berline created in 1941. Most artwork created in ghettos and concentration camps is today, by default, Orphaned Work.

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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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“Sentiti Libera”: from street art in Genoa to the Manifesto Dress at Sanremo Music Festival 2023

The IPKat

The background Artwork by Arianna Gallo First of all, it is necessary to set the scene: Sanremo 2023, the 73rd edition of the Festival della Musica Italiana (Italian Music Festival) , is one of the most followed and watched TV shows in Italy that takes place each February.

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Analyzing relationship between Contemporary art and Intellectual Property Rights

IIPRD

The number of artworks bought and sold throughout the world increased to almost 40 million in 2018 from around 39 million the year before, providing further evidence of this trend. in addition to protecting the rights of creators, such legislation may help ensure that artists are compensated fairly for their efforts.

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Generative AI and Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

The introduction and advancement of generative AI technology, which is capable of producing everything from research articles to realistic artworks, has brought a revolution in the field of creativity. ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Midjourney are some examples of generative AI tools that are presently in use.