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Kapoor’s Assistant Pleads Guilty to Possession of Illicit Antiquities

By Angelea Selleck In late November 2013, Aaron Freedman pled guilty in New York Supreme Court to one count of criminal conspiracy and five counts...
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Apparently Fakes Warrant the Same Security as Masterpieces

by Hanoch Sheps, J.D. The New Year has only just begun and already there is a travelling art exhibition planned for the best of the best...
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Knoedler Director Defamation Settlement Reached

By Hanoch Sheps, J.D. As reported on September 16, 2013, Ann Freedman, former director of the Knoedler & Company Gallery brought a suit in defamation...
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UPDATE: Artist Resale Royalty Rights – Is a US Droit de Suite in our Future?

by Hanoch Sheps, J.D. A highly-anticipated development is finally here. The U.S. Copyright Office released today its updated analytical report on the efficacy of an artist resale...
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Recent Decisions and Developments in FRENCH ART LAW (Part 2)

By Olivier de Baecque, Attorney at law* French courts have become more restrictive on granting copyright protection. This is the case for photographs of works...
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Recent Decisions and Developments in FRENCH ART LAW (Part 1)

By Olivier de Baecque, Attorney at law* The following contains a selection of recent judicial decisions regarding the consignment of art works which are of...
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Artist Resale Royalty Rights – Is a US Droit de Suite in our Future?

By Hanoch Sheps* Contention, concern and equity – three words that best describe a recent discussion of proposed federal legislation for an artist’s resale royalty...
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Gurlitt Connection: Dix’s granddaughter on Otto Dix’s paintings in Gurlitt possession

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="956"] German artist Nana Dix, grand-daughter of the painter Otto Dix, in her studio in Munich. AFP PHOTO/CHRISTOF STACHE.[/caption] Dozens if not...
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Untitled but taxable: Face-off between the IRS and the Basquiat heirs

JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, "SANS TITRE," Est. value ($500,000-800,000) -- to be auctioned by Christie's Paris, Dec. 2013. For those attending the 2013 National Conference of the...
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After Restitution, Nazi-Seized Posters Seek a New Home

By Angelea Selleck Note from the editors: Before the story of a treasure trove of Nazi-era looted and displaced paintings found in Munich broke out...
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Paper, Rock, Scissors: Smith-Clay Conflict and Resolution

By Irina Tarsis, Esq. Think “Paper, rock, scissors;” David v. Goliath; momentary v. permanent; feminine v. masculine; appropriation v. original; transformative v. derivative. In the...
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Update: Vatican Suppresses Photos of Gay Men Kissing

Following the threat of legal action against an art gallery by the Vicariate of Rome over an exhibition that included photos of gay men kissing in...
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