Topic
Street Art
21 published works
HHR Art Law
American Graffiti: Artist Moves to Protect Street Art Across New York City
On June 1, 2021, Michael McLeer, a New York City-based street artist who goes by “Kaves,” filed a putative class action in the Eastern District of New York against the…
The Traklight Blog
Banksy Opens Shop to Fight Trademark Claim
By Mike Willee
It's hard enough for most of us to conceive of being famous for any reason, and harder still to imagine somehow being both famous and anonymous, which would seem to…
Art Law Blog
Driver’s License: Copyright Infringement in the World of Street Art
In January 2018, Mercedes-Benz began a marketing campaign that included photos of its cars in the Eastern Market in Detroit. The Eastern Market is home to many murals commissioned through…
Art Law Perspectives
A Perfectly Preserved Tomb Discovered Near Cairo & More Art World Headlines
By Jana Farmer
UNITED STATES Chicago Institutes a Registry to Protect Street Art Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events launched a program to protect street artworks and created a public database…
Israel Global Gateway
Street art raises novel copyright issues – or does it?
By Israel Group
Social media has given street art fame and recognition that is unprecedented. Artists create their works – murals or graffiti or pasteups – to convey a personal or political message…
ILN IP Insider
Street Art, Copyright Infringement, and De Minimis Use
By Guy R. Cohen of Davis+Gilbert LLP, Marc J. Rachman of Davis+Gilbert LLP, Jacklyn M. Siegel of Davis+Gilbert LLP
The legal protections afforded to graffiti and "street art" artists have gained increased visibility in recent months. But while street art may be entitled to certain protections under the law,…
Technology and AI
Lower Manhattan Is Infused With A 5Pointz Street Art Vibe
In recent art world news, developer Silverstein Properties asked street artists to decorate an empty floor of one of its office buildings at the World Trade Center site in…
HHR Art Law
Update: Enforcing an Artist’s Rights in Street Art
Read time: 2 minutes A six-member jury has returned an advisory verdict finding that a property developer violated more than twenty graffiti artists’ “right of integrity” under the Visual Artists…
HHR Art Law
Update: Enforcing an Artist’s Rights in Street Art
Two recent developments promise to shed more light on the legal status of unauthorized street art, which we explored earlier this year in our post Unchartered Territory: Enforcing an Artist’s…
Media Law Prof Blog
Bonadio on Copyright Protection of Street Art and Graffiti Under UK Law @enricobonadio
Enrico Bonadio, City University London, Law School, is publishing Copyright Protection of Street Art and Graffiti Under UK Law in the Intellectual Property Quarterly (2017). Here is the abstract.This article…