The Source for Art & Law
New York-based artist, Arne Svenson, and his “bird-watching” hobby seem to have drawn the ire of some of his neighbors, particularly those that find themselves represented in Svenson’s photographs without their consent. The…
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Why not just get releases? That’s pretty much what the Swiss court said.
Although auction houses typically do not disclose the identity of the seller on their sales contracts, a recent New York trial court decision may drastically change that longstanding practice. The issue at hand is…
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Citizen Media Law Project opines on a photograph used by two politicians, one for and one against gay marriage. There’s a copyright issue and potential right of publicity issue as well. Marie-Andree Weiss walks us through…
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The Spring/Summer 2012 issue of ARCA’s Journal of Art Crime is out. Donn Zaretsky’s column looks at whether the state of Texas can make otherwise harmless photographs illegal if the photographer had the wrong intent when…
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Citing right of privacy concerns, New York’s Jewish Museum has removed an art installation by San Francisco-based artist, Marc Adelman. The Jewish Museum’s statement concerning the removal of the work may be read here.
