5Pointz and the Legal Endorsement of Street Art
Lia Ehrlich is a J.D. Candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. In February 2020, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a surprising 2018 district court decision awarding aerosol…
Mercedes Benz v. Street Artists: Scope of Copyright Protection for Street Art
Francesca Masella is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. The unauthorized adornment of streets, often referred to as graffiti, started becoming positively recognized as street art in…
Obscene Online but Not Under the Law: How Facebook’s Nudity Policies Are Narrowing America’s Obscenity Standards
Lia Higgins is a J.D. Candidate, 2021 at the NYU School of Law In August 2019, the Paris civil court brought an end to a year-long battle between Parisian teacher,…
Dangerous Type: Arguments Against Copyright in the Visual Arts
Gus Longer is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Creativity breeds innovations. In turn, innovations benefit the creative individuals who birthed them, but more generally, they tend…
1MDB Scandal and How It Demonstrates the Need for Greater Anti-Money Laundering Protections in the Art Industry
With legislation that would extend the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) to dealers in art and antiques being contemplated by Congress, it is important to highlight to dangers money laundering poses…
“We’ve been Banksy-ed”: Intellectual Property Ramifications of Self-Destructing Art
On Friday night, October 5, 2018, attendees at Sotheby’s Auction House in London, got quite the surprise. Moments after being sold for $1.4 million (£1,042,000) to the highest bidder, the…
A New Forum: The Guelph Treasure Decision and its Impact on Jurisdiction of U.S. Courts over Restitution Claims for Nazi-Looted Art
Throughout the latter half of the 20th century and continuing to the present day, survivors and heirs of victims of the Holocaust have come forward to claim artworks in public…
Richard Prince, Copyright, and Appropriation Art: A Personal Perspective on Graham v. Prince , 265 F.Supp.3d 366 (S.D.N.Y. 2017)
The purpose of Copyright Law as enumerated by the United States Constitution is to “promote the progress of Science and useful Arts.” Artistic works are protected by copyright so that…