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    A Sculptor’s Lawsuit Against Kevin Costner Over Artwork She Created for His Planned Luxury Resort Will Finally Go to Trial

    The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled in the artist's favor in her lengthy legal battle with the Hollywood actor.

    By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 8, 2023

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    A London Court Fined an Art Dealer $142,700 for Losing a Bosco Sodi Work That a Judge Likened to a ‘Burnt Digestive Biscuit’

    The dealer Esparanza Koren claims to not know the whereabouts of the abstract painting.

    By Adam Schrader, Jul 27, 2023

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    President Biden Has Established a New Monument Dedicated to Emmett Till and His Mother Mamie Till-Mobley

    The monument covers three sites connected to Emmett Till’s death in Mississippi.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 27, 2023

  • Law

    Billionaire Art Collector Joe Lewis Indicted in New York for Insider Trading and Financial Fraud

    Authorities accuse Lewis of orchestrating a 'brazen' scheme where he provided inside information to friends and associates on multiple occasions.

    By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 26, 2023

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    Financier and MoMA Trustee Leon Black Agrees to Pay $62.5 Million to Settle Jeffrey Epstein-Related Claims in the Virgin Islands

    The 71-year-old billionaire investor agreed to the cash settlement in January.

    By Adam Schrader, Jul 25, 2023

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    Collector Candace Barasch Lays Out More on Dethroned Art Advisor Lisa Schiff’s Lavish Lifestyle in a Blistering New Court Filing

    The fight over multi-million dollar art transactions is heating up again.

    By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 24, 2023

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    Federal Funding Has Incentivized Institutions to Hold on to—and Even Destroy—Native Remains, a New Report Suggests

    The report, published by ProPublica, said tribal artifacts are being held in labs instead of being repatriated. 

    By Artnet News, Jul 21, 2023

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    Two Climate Activists Who Glued Themselves to a Raphael Painting in Germany Have Been Hit With Fines

    The artwork went unharmed, but the museum that owns it reported about $2,560 in property damage.

    By Artnet News, Jul 20, 2023

  • Law

    A Judge Green-lit a Virginia Museum’s Plans to Melt Down a Confederate Monument, Dismissing a Lawsuit Attempting to Save It

    Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee statue was the site of the deadly “Unite the Right” rallies in 2017. 

    By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 20, 2023

  • Law

    After His Landmark $120 Million Counterfeiting Victory, Artist Michael Moebius Is Now Suing Fast-Fashion Retail Giant Shein

    Moebius has alleged that Shein used U.S.-based servers to market copyright-infringing clothing globally.

    By Adam Schrader, Jul 18, 2023

  • Law

    A Group of Artists Is Suing Fast-Fashion Giant Shein, Claiming It Used a ‘Secretive Algorithm’ to Identify and Steal Their Work

    The lawsuit labels Shein 'a greater societal threat than TikTok.'

    By Adam Schrader, Jul 14, 2023

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    The FTC Has Launched an Investigation Into OpenAI, Creator of Image Generator DALL-E, Over Its Data Security Practices

    The probe is seeking information on 'each large language model product' the company offers.

    By Adam Schrader, Jul 13, 2023

  • Law

    A Chinese-Language Translator Has Threatened to Sue the British Museum After It Removed Her Work From an Exhibition

    Yilin Wang has retained lawyers and will sue for copyright infringement unless her work is reinstated, with credit, to the show.

    By Sarah Cascone, Jul 13, 2023

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    Aretha Franklin’s Handwritten Will—Found Underneath Her Couch Cushion—Is Valid, a Michigan Jury Declares

    The decision paves the way for the distribution of the legendary singer's estate, including music royalties.

    By Adam Schrader, Jul 12, 2023

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    ‘You’re a Big Imbecile’: Russian Artist Pyotr Pavlensky’s Trial Over a Leaked Video That Brought Down a Politician Concludes With a Tense Spectacle

    Artnet News attended the Paris trial, in which freedom of artistic expression was weighed against the right to privacy.

    By Anna Sansom, Jun 30, 2023

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