Jacques Goudstikker’s Stolen Collection Is Still Being Found and Returned
Restitution can’t undo the Holocaust but it can return what was taken and every returned work matters. A Nazi-looted painting…
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Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” Returns to Federal Court: Why Personal Jurisdiction May Bar the Claims Again
The Facts. The heirs of German-Jewish banker and art collector Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy have filed a new lawsuit in the…
Can a Property Owner Erase a Mural? Wyland’s VARA Lawsuit Against FIFA, Building Owner, and Property Manager
Marine artist Wyland has filed a federal lawsuit after his downtown Dallas mural, Ocean Life, also known as Whaling Wall…
Outkast and “ATLiens”: Why Common Law Trademark Rights Matter
Federal trademark registration is important. But it is not the whole story. In the United States, trademark rights can arise…
If a Room is Repainted, Has the Artwork Inside Been Altered Too? That Is the Question in This New Lawsuit.
Most artists and art businesses think of VARA claims as cases about destruction, mutilation, or direct physical changes to an…
Cardi B, Paparazzi Photos, and a Basic Copyright Rule: Being in the Photo Is Not Owning the Photo
A recently filed copyright lawsuit against Cardi B is a useful reminder of a rule that surprises a lot of…
When Expert Opinions Move the Art Market: Authentication, Authority, and Legal Risk
In the art market, expert opinions are not just academic. A statement about authenticity, attribution, condition, provenance, or catalogue raisonné…
AI Can Create But Under U.S. Copyright Law, It Still Cannot Be the Author
Artificial intelligence keeps forcing copyright law into harder and harder questions. But at least for now, one rule remains firmly…