News
Artist Ticked Off at Watchmaker's Unauthorized Use of His Work
The Saudi artist Ahmed Mater is suing watchmaker Swatch for using one of his works to sell a luxury timepiece.
Lawsuits
In Brief
Street Artist Sues Developer for Using His Mural to Sell Condos
The street artist Craig Anthony Miller is suing the real estate developer Toll Brothers for using a mural he painted in Dumbo, Brooklyn, to market a nearby condo development.
News
Street Artists Sue Terry Gilliam for Copyright Infringement
Three street artists have filed a lawsuit against Terry Gilliam, alleging that the director "misappropriated" their copyrighted collaborative work in his upcoming film The Zero Theorem.
In Brief
French Food Blogger Fined $3,400 for Bad Review
A French court has ordered a blogger to pay €2,500 (~$3,380) for writing a negative review of a restaurant, Eater reported.
News
Corcoran Group Mounts Legal Challenge to National Gallery Deal
Several concerned parties, including the Save the Corcoran advocacy group, have filed legal briefs seeking to block the Corcoran Gallery of Art's planned integration with the National Gallery, Washington City Paper reported.
Opinion
Did Karl Lagerfeld Steal a Sneaker Design?
As mass-market fashion continues its longstanding tradition of ripping off independent designers, a twist in the narrative emerges: is a high-end designer now ripping off a mass-market company?
Art
The Art of Art Lawsuits
What has really riveted the attention of the art world in the last few seasons is the law.
News
Can a Town Be a Museum? The Battle Over Jim Thorpe's Bones
Jim Thorpe was arguably the greatest athlete of all time, yet the sports legend has mostly been in the news of late due to his remains, which were controversially buried in a town he never visited.
Opinion
The $31M Lady Gaga Plagiarism Suit We've All Been Waiting For
Lady Gaga has been accused of plagiarizing from many artistic sources: Canadian-Ukranian artist Taras Polataiko, New York performance artist Colette, and Canadian artist Jana Sterbak, to name a few. But now someone's finally going the extra step and suing her.
News
US Judge Puts Russia in Contempt Over Refusal to Return Historic Collection
It's been more than two years since Russia issued a ban on lending art to the United States, and the latest news in the ongoing saga is that a federal judge has now declared the Russian government in contempt of court, imposing fines on it of $50,000 a day, the LA Times reports.
News
This Week In Lawsuits: SpongeBob's (Not So) Nautical Nonsense
Former SpongeBob SquarePants lead artist Todd White's slick website includes a section where you can keep abreast of "what’s going on in Todd’s fast-moving world"; currently, it includes clips about his various media appearances, side projects and celebrity [sic] endorsements. What you won't find, h