by Jessica | Nov 29, 2012 | Art Law, Art Lawyer, Copyright
Please see my Copyright Article in Cover Magazine published today! The full article is below: Don’t lose your thread: Copyright, textiles and carpets Copying is a fascinating and frequently knotty problem that is a significant concern for all creative industries. It...
by Jessica | Oct 7, 2012 | Art Law, Art Lawyer, Copyright
An orphan work is a copyrighted work but one where the copyright owner can no longer be located. Copyright is a property right that subsists in certain types of work and these are defined in UK law in Section 1 (and related sections) of the Copyright, Design and...
by Jessica | Jun 3, 2012 | Art Law, Exhibitions
Undeterred by the closure of the Tate Modern on a wet grey Thursday afternoon, our group thirsty for culture had to look no further than gallery@oxo at Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street a few metres along the South Bank for our cultural thirst to be quenched, our...
by Jessica | May 12, 2012 | Art Law, Fakes and Forgeries
An extremely costly High Court battle commenced on 26th April 2012 and is estimated to last 19 days as billionaire oil tycoon and art collector Viktor Vekselberg takes on Christie’s, suing the auction house for a refund of £1.69 million as his legal team claim that he...
by Jessica | May 9, 2012 | Art Law, Exhibitions, Photography
On at the Museo Nazionale Alinari della fotografia in Florence May 2012 is a rare Brian Duffy exhibition. Duffy was instrumental in leading the new English avant-garde in fashion photography. With David Bailey and Terence Donovan, Duffy dominated the fresh, vibrant...
by Jessica | May 3, 2012 | Art Law, Crime, Fakes and Forgeries
In the wake of the Beltracchi gang’s trial in Germany, Britain has its own prolific art forgery case to report about. The case concerns the Mumford gang, who were sentenced today at Southwark Crown Court by His Honour Judge Gledhill. The gang had come to the attention...
