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Spotlight: Columbia’s Kernochan Center for Law, Media and The Arts reveals new Visual Art Infringement Database

By Ava Mandele The legal concepts in copyright cases can be complicated to understand. Lawyers, students and academics alike can struggle to come up with...
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Spotlight: “Warfare of Art and Law” Podcast Hosted by Stephanie Drawdy, Esq.

By Sophia Williams Launched in 2020, Warfare of Art & Law, a podcast hosted by attorney and artist Stephanie Drawdy, is a trove of conversations...
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How Has Blockchain Technology Fared in China? –from a case study of LRB to the most recent NFT cases

By Cynthia Li Little Red Book (“LRB” in the rest of the blog), the leading Chinese lifestyle social media and E-commerce platform indulges its over...
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Spotlight: Culture in Crisis (Victoria & Albert Museum, UK)

By Cynthia Li and Center for Art Law Team Background Victoria and Albert Museum (the V&A), the world’s leading museum of art and design, launched...
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Spotlight: Swiss Federal Council Approves Creation of an Independent Commission on Nazi Looted Art

By Nikki Vafai In September of 2022, the Swiss Federal Council, the executive body of the federal government of the Swiss Confederation, voted to create...
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Recent EU Developments in Art Law and Cultural Heritage

By Cates Saleeby. In late 2018 and the first half of 2019, there have been two major developments in the European Union's regulation of movement...
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Spotlight: IRS Art Advisory Panel

By Rica Zeitoune Determining the value of art is typically an equivocal venture. The fair market value of a work of fine or decorative art...
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ARCA’s Spotlight on an Upcoming Auction

By Lynda Albertson. * Note from the Editors: This article is reprinted with permission from Lynda Albertson, CEO of ARCA. The original is available here.   Since 2007 Tsirogiannis,...
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Spotlight: The Rise of Two Midwest VLAs

By Abby Placik The first pro bono arts organization in the United States, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, was established in New York City in...
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Spotlight: The Max Stern Art Restitution Project

By Ryan Igel The Max Stern Art Restitution Project (the “Project”),  established in 2002, is tasked with locating the paintings Jewish art dealer Max Stern...
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Spotlight: UNESCO and the World Heritage Convention

By Lindsay Dekter We must construct the defenses of peace in the minds of women and men. -UNESCO Motto A look at the history, framework,...
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Spotlight: Institute for Museum and Library Services (DC)

By Debra S. Friedmann Combining the number of all Starbucks and McDonald's locations will still not come close to the number of museums and libraries...
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