Below is a list of useful links to laws, conventions, and agencies dealing with art law and cultural property matters, mostly in the United States.

Laws

• Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, 16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.
• Chapter 97 of Harmonized Tariffs Schedule
• Cultural Property Implementation Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.
• Immunity from Seizure Act, 22 U.S.C. § 2459
• National Stolen Property Act of 1948, 18 U.S.C. § 2314
• Pre-Columbian Monumental or Architectural Sculpture or Murals Law of 1972
• Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.
• New York Art and Cultural Affairs Law
• U.S. Copyright Act 1976, U.S.C.: Title 17
• U.S. Trademark Law: Includes Lanham Act
• Visual Artists’ Rights Act of 1990 (VARA), 17 U.S.C. § 106A

International Treaties & Conventions

• Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artists Works (1886)
• UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (1970)
• UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects (1995)

Agencies

• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Copyright Clearance Center
• International Trademark Association
• U.S. Copyright Office
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
• World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)