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Give Or Take—Is The Droit De Suite A Taking Without Just Compensation?, Jeremy Cohen
Give Or Take—Is The Droit De Suite A Taking Without Just Compensation?, Jeremy Cohen
Pepperdine Law Review
The Constitution mandates Congress to protect the arts and sciences directly by creating an exclusive right called copyright. However, visual artists such as painters, sculptors, and photographers in the United States still cannot participate in the significant profits from the secondary sales of their copyrighted works at public and private auctions. In over eighty countries worldwide, the droit de suite, also known as the Artist Resale Royalty (ARR), grants visual artists such royalties. Unfortunately, the United States currently lacks such a royalty, despite multiple unsuccessful attempts by Congress to pass federal legislation. Although California enacted its own version of the …
Quantum Copyright Law: Schrödinger’S Cat, Banksy’S Shredder, And Art On The Edge, Richard Chused
Quantum Copyright Law: Schrödinger’S Cat, Banksy’S Shredder, And Art On The Edge, Richard Chused
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
An object has been assembled by artists I know that presents a fascinating set of conundrums about the relationships between quantum physics, shredders, random surprises, the value of art, and copyright law. Seems fantastical, right? And so it is. The object of concern is a metal box a little under four feet tall, about eighteen inches deep, and a bit less than three feet wide. The box is welded together along all twelve of its edges. It has an opening across one side. And there is a small control panel on top.
Before the box was welded shut, a set …
Foreword, Jessica Silbey
Foreword, Jessica Silbey
Faculty Scholarship
Most of us think we are familiar with graffiti – lettering on trains or graphic images on walls that follow us as we walk by. But Enrico Bonadio’s new book on graffiti and street art opens a door to more complex and nuanced worlds of artists and their communities. The focus is on everyday creators of graffiti and street art. Built from nearly 100 interviews and hundreds of hours of observation, the book is filled with the voices of artists and vivid details of their plein air studios and interactions. Also present in the book is the author, who weaves …
Creative Destruction: Copyright's Fair Use Doctrine And The Moral Right Of Integrity, Cathay Y. N. Smith
Creative Destruction: Copyright's Fair Use Doctrine And The Moral Right Of Integrity, Cathay Y. N. Smith
Pepperdine Law Review
This Paper explores the role of copyright’s fair use doctrine as a limit on the moral right of integrity. The moral right of integrity gives an author the right to prevent any distortion, modification, or mutilation of their work that prejudices their honor or reputation. Actions that have been found to violate an author’s moral right of integrity include, for instance, altering a mural by painting clothing over nude figures, selling separated panels of a single work of art, and displaying sculptures with holiday ribbons. At the same time, copyright’s fair use doctrine allows follow-on creators to transform original works …
Art In The Shadow Of The Law, Brian L. Frye
Art In The Shadow Of The Law, Brian L. Frye
Law Faculty Popular Media
While precious little law is specific to art, a rich and complex body of social norms and customs effectively governs artworld transactions and informs the resolution of artworld disputes. In any case, a smattering of scholars study art law and a similar number of lawyers practice it. In this essay, I will provide a brief overview of art law from three different perspectives: the artist, the art market, and the art museum.
Bruised Soul Of The Artist: A Tribute To Sheldon W. Halpern, Anita L. Allen
Bruised Soul Of The Artist: A Tribute To Sheldon W. Halpern, Anita L. Allen
All Faculty Scholarship
In an unusual case, Scottish-born painter Peter Doig was accused of wrongfully denying the authenticity of a painting he insisted he did not paint, to the financial detriment of the work’s owner. Doig won the case against him, which commenced in 2013 and continued for three years. United States District Judge Gary Feinerman ultimately ruled that the evidence presented in a week-long trial proved “conclusively” that Doig did not paint the plaintiff owner’s painting. The case raised concerns about whether a living artist should ever be required by law to authenticate a work of art ascribed to him or her …
Rubin V. Islamic Republic Of Iran, 1997-2015, Gabrielle Goodwin
Rubin V. Islamic Republic Of Iran, 1997-2015, Gabrielle Goodwin
Articles by Maurer Faculty
The case of Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran reads like a blockbuster movie with an all-star cast. A terrorist organization blows up a crowded shopping mall in Jerusalem, killing and injuring Americans in the process. Some of those severely injured sue the nation of Iran for their part in supporting Hamas, who carried out the bombing. Iran never makes a court appearance, so the plaintiffs win a default judgment for hundreds of millions of dollars. However, in trying to get some money out of Iran, the plaintiffs try to attach property in the United States, which may or may …
(Visual) Art And Copyright : Copyright In Nonprint Media, Laura Quilter
(Visual) Art And Copyright : Copyright In Nonprint Media, Laura Quilter
Laura Quilter
No abstract provided.
Imagining The Law, Christine Farley
Imagining The Law, Christine Farley
Christine Haight Farley
Law’s relations to art--to its creation, its production, and dissemination, its restriction as well as to commercial and contractual agreements about art works—are as multiform and complex as the category of art itself. Acknowledging that there is no discrete body of law that governs art, the author defines art law as “the survey of legal issues raised by art, artist, and the art world” and surveys four central themes: the law as art, the law of art, the law of creativity, and the collision of art and law. Any legal dispute about art usually evokes a plea for special legal …
Imagining The Law: Art, Christine Haight Farley
Imagining The Law: Art, Christine Haight Farley
Contributions to Books
Law’s relations to art--to its creation, its production, and dissemination, its restriction as well as to commercial and contractual agreements about art works—are as multiform and complex as the category of art itself. Acknowledging that there is no discrete body of law that governs art, the author defines art law as “the survey of legal issues raised by art, artist, and the art world” and surveys four central themes: the law as art, the law of art, the law of creativity, and the collision of art and law. Any legal dispute about art usually evokes a plea for special legal …
Art Deaccessions And The Limits Of Fiduciary Duty, Sue Chen
Art Deaccessions And The Limits Of Fiduciary Duty, Sue Chen
Duke Law Student Papers Series
Art deaccessions prompt lawsuits against museums, and some commentators advocate using the stricter trust standard of care, instead of the prevailing corporate standard (business judgment rule), to evaluate the conduct of non‑profit museum boards. This Article explores the consequences of adopting the trust standard by applying it to previously unavailable deaccession policies of prominent art museums. It finds that so long as museum boards adhere to these policies, their decisions would satisfy the trust standard. This outcome illustrates an important limitation of fiduciary law: the trust standard evaluates procedural care but cannot assess deaccessions on their merits. Yet this limitation, …
Equal Protection In The World Of Art And Obscenity: The Art Photographer's Latent Struggle With Obscenity Standards In Contemporary America, Elaine P. Wang
Equal Protection In The World Of Art And Obscenity: The Art Photographer's Latent Struggle With Obscenity Standards In Contemporary America, Elaine P. Wang
ExpressO
In the realm of obscenity law in the United States, photography as an art form is not on equal footing with more traditional art forms such as painting, drawing, and sculpture. This is a latent dilemma for artistic photographers because the law itself – in the form of state obscenity laws and the Supreme Court’s three-pronged test in Miller v. California – does not explicitly set forth varied standards of obscenity based on artistic medium. However, given the marginalization of photography in art history, there exists a bias against photography as “serious art.” Furthermore, evidence of the differential treatment of …
Treaties, Time Limits And Treasure Trove: The Legal Protection Of Cultural Objects In Singapore, Jack Tsen-Ta Lee
Treaties, Time Limits And Treasure Trove: The Legal Protection Of Cultural Objects In Singapore, Jack Tsen-Ta Lee
Jack Tsen-Ta LEE
Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church Of Cyprus V. Goldberg And Feldman Fine Arts, Inc.: A Case For The Use Of Civil Remedies In Effecting The Return Of Stolen Art, Meredith Van Pelt
Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church Of Cyprus V. Goldberg And Feldman Fine Arts, Inc.: A Case For The Use Of Civil Remedies In Effecting The Return Of Stolen Art, Meredith Van Pelt
Penn State International Law Review
This Comment will explore the remedies currently available to foreign countries and to individuals who have discovered that works stolen from them are in the possession of American museums, art dealers, and private individuals. It will also explain why, in light of the recent decision of Autocephalous v. Goldberg, civil sanctions are the best means to effect the return of stolen art as well as to help deter future buyers of stolen art, thus shrinking the stolen art market.
Review Of "Law, Ethics And The Visual Arts" By J.H. Merryman And A. Elsen And "Art Law: Rights And Liabilities Of Creators And Collectors" By F. Feldman, S. Weil, And S. Duke-Biederman, James J. Fishman
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Review Of "The Desk Book Of Art Law" And "Law, Ethics, And The Visual Arts: Cases And Materials", James J. Fishman
Review Of "The Desk Book Of Art Law" And "Law, Ethics, And The Visual Arts: Cases And Materials", James J. Fishman
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Emergence Of Art Law, James J. Fishman
The Emergence Of Art Law, James J. Fishman
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
It is the purpose of this Article to examine the practical and legal origins of the field of art law, and to highlight principal legal questions which are of significant concern to the visual artist.
Book Review, Albert P. Blaustein
Book Review, Albert P. Blaustein
Cleveland State Law Review
A book review of Leonard D. DuBoff, Deskbook of Art Law, Federal Publications, 1977.
State Arts Councils: Some Items For A New Agenda, Monroe E. Price
State Arts Councils: Some Items For A New Agenda, Monroe E. Price
Articles
These are no longer flush times. And one realm in which the lack of prosperity may prove harmful is the area of government support of the arts. Because the expansive middle-class patronage of the l 960's is gone, there is a hope that the government, state and federal, will play the role of Maecenas. Yet government intervention is now more cautious and more critical. The need for state support is high. Performing arts companies are in dire straits. Artists are unemployed. Nonetheless, government officials at all levels are undecided as to how to proceed. In California, for example, after months …
Protecting America's Cultural And Historical Patrimony, James J. Fishman
Protecting America's Cultural And Historical Patrimony, James J. Fishman
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
This Article suggests the procedures which the authors believe would effectively regulate the legal export of art works and be consistent with other foreign trade policies, while not unduly restricting free trade nor discouraging cultural exchange.