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McDermott Will & Emery

Burning Man Bus Not a Protected Work of Visual Art Under VARA

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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the judgment of a Nevada district court when it determined that the Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) of the US Copyright Act did not apply to a used school bus that had...more

Sullivan & Worcester

If it Ain’t Broke?…Ninth Circuit Announces Curious Test of “Applied Art” Under VARA

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The Ninth Circuit has ruled against two artists in a long-running dispute about a hybrid school bus creation at Burning Man more than ten years ago, a “galleon” named La Contessa. In announcing a test that focuses on whether...more

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