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An Appeals Court Rules That Andy Warhol Violated a Photographer’s Copyright by Using Her Image of Prince Without Credit

The Andy Warhol Foundation plans to appeal.

By Sarah Cascone, Mar 29, 2021

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Know Your Rights: Can I Make an NFT of Someone Else’s Artwork? + More Artists-Rights’ Questions, Answered

Plus, what can I do if an influencer is stealing my art? And do museums need special permissions when adapting exhibitions to the web?

By Katarina Feder, Mar 25, 2021

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Magnum Photos Is Threatening to Sue a Streetwear Company That Used Its Inflammatory Images of Historical Conflicts for a New Clothing Line

The collection was pulled from sale quickly after it was released.

By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 19, 2021

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Dozens of State Attorneys General Want to Allow Museums to Remove the Sackler Name From Their Walls Regardless of Gift Contracts

Purdue Pharma proposed a bankruptcy plan that would require the Sacklers to pay $4.3 billion to victims, but opponents say that’s not enough.

By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 18, 2021

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Italy Can Evict Steve Bannon’s School for Far-Right ‘Gladiators’ From an 800-Year-Old Monastery, the Country’s Top Court Rules

The decision effectively ends a years-long court battle between the former Trump strategist and the Italian Culture Ministry.

By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 17, 2021

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The Cy Twombly Foundation Has Escalated Its Battle Against the Louvre, Filing a Lawsuit Against the Museum Over a Renovated Gallery

The foundation says the redesigned space, which features a permanent installation by the artist, fundamentally alters his work.

By Naomi Rea, Mar 17, 2021

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‘Artforum’ Settles With Ex-Employee Amanda Schmitt, Ending the Long Legal Battle That Ousted Former Publisher Knight Landesman

Emails have surfaced indicating that the magazine's publishers knew more about Landesman's behavior than they let on.

By Sarah Cascone, Mar 16, 2021

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The Heirs to a Jewish Collector Are Appealing a Decision Allowing the Stedelijk to Keep a Kandinsky Painting It Acquired During World War II

Some Dutch officials have decried the decision to favor the museum.

By Kate Brown, Mar 12, 2021

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A Trove of Islamic Artifacts Will Return to the Museum That Sought to Sell Them Off After the Al Thani Collection Foundation Stepped In

Sotheby's helped broker the deal between the Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem and the Al Thani Collection Foundation.

By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 10, 2021

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UK Art Dealers Are Misusing the Law to Avoid New Money-Laundering Regulations. Compliance Experts Say It Will Backfire

Art businesses should not be fooled into thinking they can use "reliance" as a loophole, experts say.

By Naomi Rea, Mar 9, 2021

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A Battle in the Legal War Over Robert Indiana’s Legacy Ends as His Estate Settles With the Artist’s Longtime Representative

But Indiana's estate is still in a fight with a publisher accused of manipulating the artist prior to his death.

By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 8, 2021

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Harvard Can Keep Daguerreotypes Depicting Enslaved Africans, Despite Objections From One of the Subject’s Ancestors, a Court Has Ruled

The photos belonged to the photographer, not the subjects, the judge ruled.

By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 5, 2021

Joe Biden Has Revoked Trump’s Executive Order Mandating Classical-Only Architecture for Federal Buildings, Restoring ‘Freedom of Design’

The "Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again" order is no more.

By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 26, 2021

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The Turkish Government Is Trying to Shut Down an Arts Organization Founded by Activist and Political Prisoner Osman Kavala

Kavala has been imprisoned for more than three and a half years for specious charges brought by President Erdoğan’s government.

By Artnet News, Feb 25, 2021