Art Law Journal

JUNE 28, 2018

Buying visual art, such as an oil painting, and we may have joint ownership along with its creator. Steve Schlackman. So what did we really buy?

Art 52

Art Ownership Fair Use Copyright Infringement 52

Clancco

JANUARY 4, 2022

If you’re confused as to what the hell NFTs are, particularly art NFTs, here’s a new article by Alfred Steiner that pretty much walks you through and safely out of the NFT hell. Steiner concludes with some observations about how NFTs may be good and bad for the art industry.

Art 64

Art Ownership Marketing Marketing 64

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In August 2023, the New York District Attorney’s (NYDA) Antiquities Trafficking Unit, which specializes in investigating looted artifacts, seized a headless statue valued at $20 million from the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) under a search warrant issued by a New York court. Ownership Interest In the case of Republic of Croatia v.

Ownership 52

Ownership Art Due Diligence Law 52

43(B)log

DECEMBER 6, 2023

If the agreement was terminated before payment, the contract provided “all rights of ownership in the concept, design, and Work itself” to Williams, but didn’t reserve those rights if it was completed and paid for. This omission is telling.” Thus, VARA’s attribution right did not apply to the commercial.

Ownership 69

Ownership Contracts Copyright Registration 69

The Art Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Clair Selvin has a piece in ARTnews about museums co-owning works, using a Sam Gilliam jointly acquired by Dia and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston recently as an example. This is nothing new and the question I have is why not think of this as a possibility when it comes to deaccessioning?

Ownership 40

Ownership Art 40

LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2022

Supreme Court recently granted a petition for writ of certiorari (docket, here ) to review the extent to which a work of art is a “transformative” fair use under the Copyright Act. When Prince died in 2016, Vanity Fair’s parent company sought permission from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.

Fair Use 40

Fair Use Copyright Art Copyright Law 40

Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Few people would want something that they put their heart and soul into creating, whether that’s art, music, design, or an invention, being used or sold without their permission. Copyright is the type of Intellectual Property most often associated with artistic works like fine art, movies, or books. That’s understandable.

Intellectual Property 67

Intellectual Property Invention Intellectual Property Law Design Patent 67