The Second and Ninth Circuits have consistently led the way in establishing the scope of American copyright law. In the past few years, the Second Circuit in particular has had the difficult task of reconciling copyright...
Over the course of this winter, the art world has seen several significant developments in legal cases concerning the restitution of art looted by the Nazis during World War II. This restitution effort has...
From July 2017 to April 2018, the Art Gallery of Ontario (the “AGO”) staged an exhibition titled “ReBlink,” which urged visitors to “[t]ake a second look… with a modern lens:” A collaboration between the...
Non-fungible tokens, or “NFTs,” gained worldwide notoriety in the art world last year following the sale of Beeple’s EVERYDAYS: The First 5000 Days for a staggering $69 million at Christie’s. Increasingly, NFTs are being...
“Girl you are not going to enjoy your time here,” read a particularly prophetic comment on Danielle Bernstein’s very first Tik Tok video, published in late February. Just a few days later, she would...
Modern and contemporary art have inspired new perspectives and interpretations about what was, is, and what might be, both in art and society writ large. This art has provoked viewers to critique society, history...
Can property owners freely remove street art painted on their property walls? Many might think the answer is obviously yes – they own the property, so they can do what they want with it,...
Privacy rights hold an interesting position in U.S. law. While not explicitly mentioned by the United States Constitution, they are considered a constitutional right by common law. It is a shared sentiment by judges...
Did you know that a temporary tattoo almost blocked a major motion picture from coming to theaters near you? In Whitmill v. Warner Bros. Ent. Inc., No. 4:11-cv-752 (E.D. Mo. filed Apr. 28, 2011),...
The French film “Cuties”, which won an award at Sundance Film Festival, is about an 11-year-old Senegalese girl living in Paris who rebels against her religious, oppressive family and joins a dance group of...
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