Friday, 19 September 2014

Art vs Vandalism

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Is defacing a Banksy art or vandalism? Well, from the US point of view, it is certainly a crime worthy of punishment from anywhere between...
Thursday, 18 September 2014

Wrangling over Rothko

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Mark Rothko, Untitled (1961) At least four years of legal wranglings over the sale of this Mark Rothko painting appear to have come to ...
Wednesday, 17 September 2014

More support for free access to UK museums and galleries

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The government has announced that it will extend the VAT refund scheme which helps to support museums and galleries in providing free acce...
Monday, 8 September 2014

Who owns art? Copyright, inheritance and Vivian Maier

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Vivian Maier, self portrait New York c1950s via Wikipedia She has been compared to Cartier-Bresson . She captured the life on the stree...
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Sunday, 31 August 2014

Copyright and technology: can you graphically illustrate the relationship? A competition

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This blogger's friend and colleague Eleonora Rosati (right, as usual ...) is in action on 1 October 2014, where she is hosting a on...
Friday, 29 August 2014

Street Art: Not Just Up for Grabs

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In a recent post Jeremy discussed the copyright infringement case brought against American Eagle Outfitters by street artist, AholSniffsGlue...
Wednesday, 27 August 2014

Comic art, creativity and the law: a new title

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Comic Art, Creativity And The Law , by Marc H. Greenberg (Professor of Law, Golden Gate University School of Law, US), has been recently p...
Tuesday, 19 August 2014

The Eagle swoops, the Eye Droops: graffiti goes to court

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"Graffiti copyright battles pitch artists against advertisers" is the title of a fascinating piece by this blogger's friend E...
Wednesday, 13 August 2014

New York art dealer denied tax relief over Beltracchi fake

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In 2011, the notorious forger Wolfgang Beltracchi was sentenced to six years in prison for creating and selling “unknown” works, supposedl...
Wednesday, 6 August 2014

Arts Council England strips museums of their Accreditation

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The Arts Council England (ACE), through its Accreditation Scheme , sets nationally agreed standards for museums in the UK. According to th...