All smoke and mirrors?
All smoke and mirrors?: “The issue of authentication has become ever more pressing in an era when the value of art, the world’s premier luxury commodity (bought as investment and
China debates droit de suite
China debates droit de suite: “China is considering introducing legislation that means artists will receive royalty payments when their work is resold at auction. The droit de suite (artists’ resale
The FBI always gets its artist
The FBI always gets its artist: “The FBI is watching: when an eagle-eyed agent spotted the Israeli-born artist Omer Fast and his production team were rather too interested in speaking
ArtsBeat: Art Insurance Losses from Hurricane Sandy May Reach $500 Million
ArtsBeat: Art Insurance Losses from Hurricane Sandy May Reach $500 Million: “Insurance industry estimates suggest that insurance losses for flooded galleries and ruined art after Hurricane Sandy may come to
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'Canal Zone' Collages Test The Meaning Of 'Fair Use'
‘Canal Zone’ Collages Test The Meaning Of ‘Fair Use’: “Art world superstar Richard Prince is appealing the 2011 ruling that found him liable for copyright infringement. Prince used dozens of
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From toast of art world to guest of federal pen
From toast of art world to guest of federal pen: “The odd case of artist Enrique Gomez de Molina, whose Frankenstinian animal mashups (alas, some involving creatures on the endangered
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Shepard Fairey Pleads Guilty Over Obama ‘Hope’ Image
ArtsBeat: Shepard Fairey Pleads Guilty Over Obama ‘Hope’ Image: “Mr. Fairey, whose poster of Barack Obama became an enduring symbol, pleaded to one count of criminal contempt and could face
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Photography trade associations weigh in on Cariou versus Prince case
Photography trade associations weigh in on Cariou versus Prince case: “New York: Cariou versus Prince is shaping up as the most significant still-photography copyright case in perhaps a century, as
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2 Paintings Stolen From This Country's Biggest Art Museum
2 Paintings Stolen From This Country’s Biggest Art Museum: “ATHENS, Greece — Thieves carried out a well-organized, pre-dawn heist at Greece’s biggest state art museum on Monday, taking two oil
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Changes in Copyright Laws for Artists
Changes in Copyright Laws for Artists: “WASHINGTON— While the Stop Online Piracy Act (also known as SOPA) now pending in Congress has members of the technology and art world up in