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On 3 December 2019, the JURI Committee will host a public hearing on “Cross-border restitution claims of works of art and cultural goods looted in armed conflicts and wars”. The event is organized as a follow-up to the European Parliament resolution of 17 January 2019 on cross-border restitution claims of works of art and cultural goods looted in armed conflicts and wars (2017/2023 (INI)).

Leading experts from a variety of national contexts from within and beyond Europe will discuss various aspects of restitution of cultural property with the aim to look at ways to ensure fair and just solutions for the return of looted art. They will provide opinions on the future actions required to ensure standard processes for making and pursuing claims, due diligence standards, and shared definitions of what constitutes loss both between and even within countries. Members will have the opportunity to ask questions to renowned experts in the area. 

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Driven to Abstraction unravels a tale of greed and fraud--the $80 million forgery scandal that rocked the art world and brought down Knoedler, New York City’s oldest and most venerable gallery. Was the gallery’s esteemed director the victim of a con artist who showed up with an endless treasure trove of previously unseen abstract expressionist masterpieces? Or did she eventually suspect they were fakes, yet continue to sell them for many millions of dollars for fifteen years? 

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The Institute of Art & Law is happy to be a part of the team putting on a three-part conference series over the next two years, The Restitution Dialogues: A Transnational Conversation on Cultural Loss, Return and Renewal. The series will involve a conference in Tel Aviv, Israel in December 2019, followed by one in Toronto, Canada in late 2020 and one in London, UK in early 2021.

The conference is free to attend and no RSVP is required.

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The Institute of Art & Law is happy to be a part of the team putting on a three-part conference series over the next two years, The Restitution Dialogues: A Transnational Conversation on Cultural Loss, Return and Renewal. The series will involve a conference in Tel Aviv, Israel in December 2019, followed by one in Toronto, Canada in late 2020 and one in London, UK in early 2021.

The conference is free to attend and no RSVP is required.

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More and more “creative” content is being generated by computers. When machines produce artwork, music, and other creative works, who - if anyone - owns the copyright? Conversely, if the machines’ work copies pre-existing works, who - if anyone - could be liable for infringement? Our panelists will explore these and related cutting-edge issues raised by advances in artificial intelligence technologies, which stretch the boundaries of existing copyright law and doctrine. They will also discuss the challenges that artificial intelligence poses for the existent copyright law and where they see that law evolving into the future. More info...