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Naysayers Vamoose: Forum Asserts that ADR is a Possible Solution in Antiquity Disputes

[caption id="attachment_2936" align="alignright" width="300"] The Dallas Museum of Art returned the Orpheus Mosaic to Turkey in exchange for future loans.[/caption] While some may say that...
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Right to Privacy v. Freedom of Expression in Case of “Peeping Tom” Photographer

A lawsuit arising from a recent photography exhibition at the Julie Saul Gallery in Chelsea, New York, pits the right to privacy against freedom of...
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Destruction of Art as Crime Against Humanity?

"Crimes against humanity," decided by the International Criminal Court, include 'odious offenses' against human beings but not inanimate objects. The International Court of Justice may...
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Suit Over A Suit Avoided: Dispute Between Estate of Freddie Mercury and Go Go Gorilla

In Norwich, England, a dispute arose between two unlikely parties: the estate of Freddie Mercury, formerly of the legendary rock band Queen, and the organizers...
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Who Owns Anne Frank’s Legacy: The Frank Museum or the Frank Family?

[caption id="attachment_2849" align="alignright" width="220"] Anne Frank in 1941.[/caption] Last month the district court in Amsterdam decided that the Anne Frank House must return 10,000 documents...
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Case Review in Brief: Art Historian Found Liable for Incorrect Authentication (2013)

By Center for Art Law Werner Spies, former director of the Pompidou Center and renowned Max Ernst expert, was found liable for an incorrect authentication...
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New York District Court Upholds Dreier Victim’s Right to $33 Million Art Collection

By Ariel Greenberg On May 11, 2009, Marc Dreier--former high profile lawyer turned phony promissory note purveyor at the height of the financial crisis--pled guilty...
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Update: California Court Dismisses Suit Against Sotheby’s for Non-Disclosure of Nazi Connection

By Dan Arnheim The Art Newspaper reports that a California federal court this week dismissed a lawsuit brought by a collector against Sotheby's for failing...
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Tradition of Art Censorship in Russia is Alive and Well

Vasilii Slonov. Image from Siburbia.ru "Welcome! Sochi 2014" [Not]. Vasilii Slonov thought he got his 15 minutes of fame when his vivid posters commenting on...
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Honghe Hani Rice Terraces Added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List

  China's Honghe Hani Rice Terraces were among the 18 sites added to UNESCO's World Heritage List a week ago, and local authorities in China...
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Is Cariou v. Prince Headed to the Supreme Court?

Photographer Patrick Cariou is expected to file an appeal with the Supreme Court within the next three months in the next installment of the closely...
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UPDATE: Warhol Foundation Wins $6.6 Million Insurance Payment After Six Years

The Andy Warhol Foundation and the Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company (PIIC) have reached a settlement favorable to the Foundation.  According to the Foundation's press release, the PIIC...
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