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Supreme Court Cert Denial Closes Book on Storied VARA Dispute

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As you may recall from our prior posts regarding the advisory jury verdict and subsequent district court ruling in the 5Pointz litigation (Cohen et al v. G&M Realty LP et al.), in 2018, Judge Block in the U.S. District Court...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Graffiti On Buildings: Does It Stay Or Go?

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Under what circumstances can a building owner legally remove artwork from a building? In 2018, a group of graffiti artists was awarded $6.75 million dollars for the improper removal of their art. On February 20, 2020, the...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

Caution When Approaching Artistry

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A $6.75 million judgment was upheld by the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, against a developer that whitewashed 45 spray-painted artworks on its site — several months before the demolition permits were issued....more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

How Artists’ Moral Rights May Affect Your Real Estate

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Having been a violinist, one area of law which has always intrigued me is performers’ rights. Known as “moral rights,” performer’s rights, among other things include the right to control how the performer’s rendition of a...more

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Lessons from 5Pointz: Avoiding Potential Tension Between Artists and Property Owners

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• From Miami's Wynwood to San Francisco's Mission District to Chicago's West Loop, graffiti/street art has become a popular way for communities to revitalize neighborhoods and property owners to reap the benefits of the...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Graffiti Artists Awarded $6.75 Million For Property Owner Painting Over Visual Artwork On Warehouse Buildings

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In recent art world news, last week a federal district court in New York ruled the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 (“VARA”), a federal law protecting visual artwork from destruction, covered the graffiti artists’ aerosol...more

Sullivan & Worcester

“Charging Bull” Sculptor Articulates VARA Complaint, But “Fearless Girl” Still Standing Firm

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After a recent discussion about whether the new Fearless Girl sculpture by Kristen Visbal in Lower Manhattan might implicate the copyright of the earlier Charging Bull sculpture that has been there for nearly three decades,...more

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I Swear It’s Not Mine – Artist Sued for Denying He Created Art Piece

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Artist Peter Doig, whose pieces regularly sell for $10 million, is currently entangled in a rare and rather odd lawsuit, which involves a work Doig denies he created. While disputes of the authenticity of pieces of artwork...more

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