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AI and Artists’ IP: Exploring Copyright Infringement Allegations in Andersen v. Stability AI Ltd.

By Sophia Williams “We’ve filed a lawsuit challenging AI image generators for using artists’ work without consent, credit, or compensation. Because AI needs to be...
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Diversity-Fraud: Accent Delight v. Sotheby’s

By Suzanna Neal and the Center for Art Law Team On January 30th, 2024, the trial of Accent Delight International Ltd. (Accent Delight), an offshore...
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Case Review: Reif, et al. v. The Art Institute of Chicago (2023)

By Amanda Buonaiuto Introduction The legal case Reif, et al v. The Art Institute of Chicago,[1] brought by the heirs of Fritz Grünbaum, a prominent...
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Case Review: Thaler v. Perlmutter (2023)

By Atreya Mathur In August 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, under the jurisdiction of Judge Beryl A. Howell, rendered a...
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Case Review: The Barnes Foundation can now loan art (2023)

By Alexandra Even Contrary to the will left by its founder, a judge ruled in favor of a new loan policy for the Barnes Foundation...
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Case Review: Free Holdings v. McCoy and Sotheby’s (2023)

By Natalie Grumhaus In 2014, Kevin McCoy and Anil Dash created what is widely considered to be the world’s first non-fungible token (NFT), titled Quantum...
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Protection of Cultural Icons: Implications of the Galleria dell’Accademia v. Edizioni Conde Nast Decision

By Kouros Sadeghi-Nejad On May 15, 2023, in a landmark decision for Italy’s cultural heritage property protection, Florence’s Gallerie dell'Accademia prevailed in its legal battle...
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Case Review: Yuga Labs, Inc. v. Ripps, et al., 2:22-cv-04355 (C.D. Cal. April 21, 2023)

Atreya Mathur In an ongoing legal dispute between Yuga Labs, the creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection, and the artist Ripps,...
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Copyright Registration for AI Generated Works: Zarya of the Dawn and the Dawn of a New Creator

By Atreya Mathur   [caption id="attachment_59505" align="alignnone" width="1839"] Extract from the Zarya of Dawn letter issued by the Copyright Office (February 2023)[/caption] Artificial intelligence (AI)...
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Langford and the Pandora Papers: The Flaws Uncovered in the Art World

By Paulina Picciano U-Turn for Obituary Douglas Latchford, who died in 2020, was a renown and prolific scholar, dealer and collector of Cambodian antiquities. Born...
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Case Review: Roberts v. Richard Beavers Gallery et al (2022) – on Artistic Tradition and Copyright Infringement

By Madelyn Domek A lawsuit filed by artist Deborah Roberts against artist Lynthia Edwards and Richard Beavers Gallery in August of 2022 for “willful copyright...
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Case Review: The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi

By Daniela Baiardi Facts of the case are based on ICC court records.[1] For documents, news and recordings, visit HERE. [caption id="attachment_56667" align="aligncenter" width="688"] The...
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