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SRIP come calling for copyright infringement?

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According to their website they are an IP enforcement law firm that helps artists protect their content. We know them from pursuing many copyright infringement cases dealing with all kinds of photograpy. They list offices...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

NFTs and the Right of Publicity: Assessing the Legal Risks

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NFT creators should craft strategies to avoid minting or auctioning NFTs that use the likeness of an individual without their consent. As non-fungible tokens (NFTs) increase in popularity, the so-called common law “right of...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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

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

Holland & Knight LLP

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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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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