Our perspective on the ideas, trends, and market shifts shaping artists, entrepreneurs, brands, and businesses. These posts are less about formal legal updates and more about practical observations from the intersection of law, commerce, and culture.
More than eighty years after an Old Master painting disappeared during the Nazi era, an Argentine court has ordered its…
When I first wrote about the latest chapter in the legal battle surrounding Gang Starr in September 2025, producer John…
Large-scale public and private art installations can raise issues well beyond copyright, contracts, and exhibition agreements. Once an artwork reaches…
Restitution can’t undo the Holocaust but it can return what was taken and every returned work matters. A Nazi-looted painting…
The Facts. The heirs of German-Jewish banker and art collector Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy have filed a new lawsuit in the…
Marine artist Wyland has filed a federal lawsuit after his downtown Dallas mural, Ocean Life, also known as Whaling Wall…
Artists often think about copyright first. That makes sense. Copyright protects the artwork itself. But for many visual artists, the…
Federal trademark registration is important. But it is not the whole story. In the United States, trademark rights can arise…
Most artists and art businesses think of VARA claims as cases about destruction, mutilation, or direct physical changes to an…
A recently filed copyright lawsuit against Cardi B is a useful reminder of a rule that surprises a lot of…
In the art market, expert opinions are not just academic. A statement about authenticity, attribution, condition, provenance, or catalogue raisonné…
Mystery-box platforms like RillaBox are gaining popularity. For consumers they promise thrill and surprise. For brands and the law? There…
A California federal judge dismissed—with prejudice—the proposed class action claiming Hermès illegally conditioned access to Birkin (and Kelly) bags on…
Florida has legislated clear rules for property loaned to museums—and what happens when lenders go quiet. Museums must keep written…
If you are an art dealer or an art lawyer representing art dealers in Florida, it is imperative you have…
Three Six Mafia sues rap duo $uicideboy$ a second time for copyright infringement. With one quick listen of any song…
For a second time, the “Most Evil Man in Hip-Hop” strikes again, coming after the late Guru and DJ Premier,…
As an art lawyer, I find the case of Jens Haaning’s “Take the Money and Run” both fascinating and thought-provoking,…