Lawsuits
Alleging defamation and religious intolerance.
The painting is over 530 years old.
“The global creative community should be on high alert.”
Also calling the 1990 VARA act, which protects works of art, unconstitutional.
After their work was whitewashed to build luxury apartments.
“Facing a lawsuit from a company as big as Mercedes would scare off many people.”
The famous Romanian sculptor’s ‘Le Poisson’ (ca. 1920-22)
“They are not above the law.”
An ongoing copyright infringement case surrounding street art in Detroit’s Eastern Market.
Ordered to pay the original artist $153,000 USD in damages.
Claiming that the graffiti works are “ephemeral” and painting over them is part of the culture.
If General Motors wins this legal battle “copyright protection for millions of artworks would be lost.”
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