Because the industry charged artists for everything, that put the artists on the line as "owners" of the work and its production, which means that now when they're looking to terminate old licensing agreements.
Ars Technica – Law and Disorder
- Prenda lawyer Paul Hansmeier asks appeals court to delay sanctions
- Aussie government tries to block two sites, takes down 1,200
- MP to Google: “You do do evil” when it comes to tax
- Congress sends Google a list of questions about privacy and Glass
- Nintendo kicks “Let’s Play” videos off YouTube then slaps ads on them
The Art Law Blog
- Six of one
- "Since the full price of artworks donated to charity are not tax deductible for the artist, new records are a major incentive for their participation."
- Much Better Than The Impractical Advice Panel
- "Why Can’t We Take Pictures in Art Museums?" (UPDATED)
- "So although many in the art world and the art law world are championing the latest Second Circuit flop, what they should be asking is how the hell are we supposed to analyze fair use post-Cariou."
Posts Tagged ‘ art law ’
Word of the Week: Praxis
Praxis of the Arts had its first meeting this past Wednesday, with the dual aims of putting together a multidisciplinary conference exploring creativity, social justice, and the law, as well as forming a community of thinkers, artists, and scholars interested in the same.
Stallman the Oracle
With what's going on with the movie studios and big content industries, it's incredibly ironic that there are so many movies produced with a "good little guy vs. the big wicked system".
Criminal Copyright – Yeah, You COULD Get Thrown in Jail
Creative brilliance will reach out to illuminate the darkened corners of the world. Or at least, Mickey Mouse will reach that far - posting your stuff on the internet and attributing your sources may just get YOU thrown in jail.
Style
Who can hold copyright in a style? What Rihanna, Steve Jobs, and David LaChapelle have to do with style and personality rights.
Reverse Graffiti
It's illegal to deface someone else's property without their permission. Interestingly, what’s become illegal lately is cleaning a wall. Not only are there laws on the books that make it illegal to clean graffiti off your own wall, sometimes it's even illegal to clean off the grime.
Fine Art: Exclusitivity as Value
Art has been losing its moorings in tradition, and this brings out some of the underlying assumptions about what art IS. The art world may be in perpetual debate as to whether the concept or the aesthetics are more important, but it seems generally agreed that art is something beyond the useful, that exists for…
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