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NEW YORK. Christie's may have successfully defended the fraud claims brought against it by Guido Orsi but as Donn Zaretsky says, the "chilling effect" of the principle (aka legal precedent) established...
View ArticleArt Meets Law is BACK!
It is my pleasure to announce the return of Art Meets Law! After relocating to London from NYC, a gruelling year of corporate work in private practice and four months of travelling, I am finally back...
View ArticleAre artists abusing the right to be identified as the author of an artwork?
NEW YORK. I know I said the focus of the blog would be primarily English law but I felt compelled to cover this story from the US as I have moral rights on my mind after completing the module on...
View ArticleUPDATE: Test case needed to establish standard applicable to "alterations" of...
LONDON. In my last post I discussed how a false attribution claim under section 84(6) of the CDPA might be used by an artist in the UK to effectively disown an artwork in much the same way as Cady...
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SPAIN/GERMANY. "The Spanish government will lose out collecting VAT from Spanish galleries becausesales will inevitably go to foreign galleries with considerably lowerVAT." Authorities say they will...
View ArticleCariou expected to appeal to Supreme Court and bid the Court to offer clear...
WASHINGTON D.C./NEW YORK. The photographer Patrick Cariou is expected to file an appeal with the Supreme Court following the Second Circuit Court of Appeals' refusal earlier this month to rehear (en...
View ArticleJancou dismissal upheld by First Department
NEW YORK. Donn Zaretsky of The Art Law Blog has the scoop on how the First Department has affirmed the dismissal of dealer Marc Jancou's breach of contract claim against Sotheby's (though it isn't...
View ArticleEVENT: Highlights from the IAL study forum held in London on 29th June, 2013
LONDON. Last Saturday I attended the study forum organised by The Institute of Art and Law ("IAL") as part of the "Diploma in Art Law" distance learning course I am currently enrolled in. The day-long...
View ArticleTechnology, the sharing economy and the democratisation of art
LONDON. "Technology is transforming our relationship to assets and ownership" - Rachel Botsman recently said in an interview with Jasmine Gardner of the Evening Standard (June 27, 2013). The "sharing...
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