Art Law Journals
Art Antiquity and Law (U.K.) A quarterly, which starting in 1996, was designed for all who value the cultural and historical environment. “The principal aim...
Whose Tattoos? Body Art and Copyright (Part I)
By Samantha Elie* About a year ago my father got a tattoo. This man, who responded to my first tattoo by informing me that I...
Is it a Crime? The Empty Defendant’s Chair at the Knoedler Civil Trial
By Jessica Preis On February 10, 2016, the highly watched case, De Sole v. Knoedler Gallery, LLC, settled out of court. The events leading to...
U.S. Museums May Serve As Safe Havens to protect ISIS-Looted Antiquities from Destruction
by Elizabeth Weber, Esq. [caption id="attachment_31041" align="alignright" width="452"] Source: AAMD Website.[/caption] Following the destruction and looting of culturally significant works in war-torn areas, the Association of...
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,...
Unearthing the Evidence: How Soil Analysis will Revolutionize the National Stolen Properties Act
By Timur Tusiray Introduction Less than one percent of the world’s archeological sites have been located or excavated, leaving the vast majority of humanity’s heritage...
Art Price Indices: Op Ed
Note from the editors: The subject of art investment and art as an alternative asset is of great interest to the regulators creators and collectors....
Case Review: Galin v. Kunitake Hamada (2015), or Legal Storm over “Ice Storm”
By Elizabeth Weber, Esq.In early September 2015, a former Tennessee news anchor who invested in Andrew Wyeth’s Ice Storm [the Painting] sued a Japanese art dealer...
Seeing Double: Nearly Identical Photograph Sparks Copyright Controversy
By Loren Pani Imagine the following scenario: You go on vacation with a group and take a gorgeous photo of some natural object. Mere seconds...
The National Historic Preservation Act at 50: A Look at the Historic Preservation Movement in the United States
By Lindsay Dekter The current heritage climate, which sees the seemingly endless circulation of heart-wrenching images of the destruction of cultural heritage in the Middle...
WYWH: Art Law Issue Spotting at the “New York Comic Con” (NYC)
By David Honig [caption id="attachment_30384" align="aligncenter" width="660"] View from above of a small section of the showroom floor[/caption] New York Comic Con (“NYCC”) took place...
WYWH: Looted in “Fakes, Forgeries and Looted and Stolen Art” (NYC)
By Rebecca Krishnan-Ayer “In many ways, cultural heritage defines what it means to be human. It is a tangible reminder of the beauty and accomplishment...
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