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    The World’s Most Valuable Coin, Previously Sold With Falsified Provenance, Has Finally Been Returned to Greece

    A dealer was arrested this year for selling the ancient coin with falsified provenance documentation in 2020.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 24, 2023

  • Law

    A U.S. Court Has Handed a Legal Victory to Digital Artist Kevin McCoy in an Ownership Challenge Over the First-Ever NFT

    The judge called the lawsuit an attempt to 'exploit' questions of open ownership.

    By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 22, 2023

  • Law

    A Series of Norman Rockwell Illustrations That Once Hung in the White House Is at the Center of a Legal Battle Between Family Members

    Rockwell gifted the artworks to FDR’s press secretary in 1943. But who officially owned them after that is the subject of debate.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 17, 2023

  • Law

    The New York Art World Had High Hopes for Black Wall Street Gallery. Allegations Against Its Founder Have Soured Those Dreams

    Artists accuse owner Ricco Wright of failing to pay them nearly $100,000 for the sales of their work.

    By Zachary Small, Mar 16, 2023

  • Law

    A U.S. Judge Dealt a Partial Victory to Sotheby’s in a Long-Running Fraud Case Brought by Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev

    The judge urged both sides to avoid an 'expensive, risky, and potentially embarrassing' trial.

    By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 3, 2023

  • Law

    The Joan Mitchell Foundation Claims Louis Vuitton Infringed the American Artist’s Copyright by Including Her Paintings in Advertisements

    The late Abstract Expressionist's work is currently on view at the luxury brand's foundation in Paris.

    By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 22, 2023

  • Law

    The Musée d’Orsay Has Been Ordered to Restitute Paintings by Cézanne, Renoir, and Gauguin That Were Stolen During World War II

    The artworks are to be returned to the heirs of their one-time owner, Ambroise Vollard.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 17, 2023

  • Law

    A Class Action Lawsuit Against a Popular A.I. Art Generator Alleges the App Collects Its Users’ Biometric Information Without Their Permission

    The complaint says Lensa A.I. illegally extracts users’ facial data to train its models.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 16, 2023

  • Law

    Five Archaeological Museums in Greece Have Closed in Protest of a New Law That Puts Them Under Government Control

    Critics say the new legislation could also threaten the country's efforts to repatriate the Parthenon Marbles.

    By Artnet News, Feb 15, 2023

  • Law

    The Pentagon Has Reversed a Trump-Era Ban on the Release of Art Made by Guantánamo Bay Detainees

    Under the new policy, outgoing prisoners are allowed to take “a practicable quantity of their art” with them.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 9, 2023

  • Law

    Hermès Wins Its Lawsuit Against the Digital Artist Who Made ‘MetaBirkins,’ Setting a Precedent for NFT Copyright Cases

    Mason Rothschild’s attorney called it a 'terrible day for artists.'

    By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 8, 2023

  • Law

    Major U.S. Auction Houses Have Reportedly Been Subpoenaed as Part of a Federal Investigation Into Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs

    The investigation is probing how Russian tycoons have used art to evade sanctions or launder money.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 3, 2023

  • Law

    A French Court Has Refused to Drop Antiquities Smuggling Charges Against Ex-Louvre Director Jean-Luc Martinez

    Both Martinez and curator Jean-Francois Charnier, who is also ensnared in the allegations, will appeal the decision.

    By Devorah Lauter, Feb 3, 2023

  • Law

    The Brooklyn Gallerist Who Artist Deborah Roberts Is Suing for Copyright Infringement Has Fired Back, Calling It a Case of ‘Punching Down’

    Richard Beavers has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.

    By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 2, 2023

  • Law

    A French Court Has Ordered Christie’s to Restitute an Adriaen Van Der Werff Painting That Was Stolen During World War II

    Parisian collector Lionel Hauser reported the work's theft in 1945.

    By Sarah Cascone, Feb 1, 2023

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