Art
UK Affirms that Photographs of Public Domain Art Are Fair Use
An ongoing dispute with digital cultural heritage is whether high-resolution images of artworks in the public domain have a copyright when the photograph itself is new or improved.
Copyright
In Brief
Museum Sues Wikimedia for Hosting Copyrighted Photos of Its Public-Domain Artworks
On October 28 the Reiss Engelhorn Museum (REM) in Mannheim, Germany, filed a lawsuit against the Wikimedia Foundation for making high-resolution images of public domain artworks from its collection available for download.
News
Photographer Discovers ISIS Has Stolen His Artwork
Many artists have suffered the indignity of having their work ripped off by one big company or other. But few have experienced the particular pain, as Brian McCarty has, of having their art illegally appropriated by ISIS.
In Brief
In Germany, Your #Foodporn Is Now the Property of the Chef
Think twice before you Instagram your Michelin star-studded meal — at least, if you're dining in Germany, where even the food on your plate may be subject to copyright law.
News
European Copyright Reform Could Restrict Photography in Public Spaces
Restrictions on photographing or filming copyrighted art, architecture, or other objects in public might get stricter in the European Union.
Opinion
Should Media Be Charged for Using Citizen News Footage?
The convention has been to let media companies, particularly television channels, use newsworthy footage without paying a fee because it's in the public interest to disseminate the images.
News
New Fair Use Guide Helps Distinguish Between Copyright and Copywrong
Hoping to remedy pervasive and often crippling uncertainty among artists and art professionals over how and when to invoke fair use when dealing with copyrighted materials, the College Art Association (CAA) has released a "Code of Best Practices in Fair Use."
Opinion
Luc Tuymans Case Illustrates the Failure of Europe's Copyright Laws
LONDON — Belgian artist Luc Tuymans, known for his paintings that rework existing photographic source material, has been found guilty of plagiarism in a European court for using a copyrighted photograph as the inspiration for an artwork.
News
Free at Last! Munch, Mondrian, and Kandinsky Enter the Public Domain
A new year means new entrants into the public domain for the January 1, 2015, Public Domain Day.
News
Free at Last! Munch, Mondrian, and Kandinsky Enter the Public Domain
A new year means new entrants into the public domain for the January 1, 2015, Public Domain Day.
News
Major Vivian Maier Collector Sells Holdings to Toronto Gallery
Collector Jeffrey Goldstein has sold the bulk of his Vivian Maier collection to Toronto's Stephen Bulger Gallery, largely removing himself from the ongoing legal saga surrounding the photographer's estate.
News
Jeff Koons Sued by French Ad Guy for Plagiarism
At what point does artistic appropriation become copyright infringement? A Jeff Koons sculpture has reopened the 50-year-old debate.