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A Professor Fired for Showing Artwork of the Prophet Muhammad Sues School

A Professor Fired for Showing Artwork of the Prophet Muhammad Sues School

Alleging defamation and religious intolerance.
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Uffizi Gallery Is Suing Jean Paul Gaultier for the Use of Sandro Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus' Artwork

Uffizi Gallery Is Suing Jean Paul Gaultier for the Use of Sandro Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus' Artwork

The painting is over 530 years old.
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Volvo Files Legal Motion Claiming It Can Use Any Photo Publicly Shared on Instagram

Volvo Files Legal Motion Claiming It Can Use Any Photo Publicly Shared on Instagram

“The global creative community should be on high alert.”
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5Pointz Developer Appeals to Supreme Court, Refuses to Pay $6.8 Million USD to Artists

5Pointz Developer Appeals to Supreme Court, Refuses to Pay $6.8 Million USD to Artists

Also calling the 1990 VARA act, which protects works of art, unconstitutional.
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Federal Appeals Court Rules 5Pointz Developers Must Pay $6.8 Million USD to Graffiti Artists

Federal Appeals Court Rules 5Pointz Developers Must Pay $6.8 Million USD to Graffiti Artists

After their work was whitewashed to build luxury apartments.
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Mercedes Benz Calls Detroit Artists "Desperate" In Ongoing Copyright Battle

Mercedes Benz Calls Detroit Artists "Desperate" In Ongoing Copyright Battle

“Facing a lawsuit from a company as big as Mercedes would scare off many people.”
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Rare Brancusi Sculpture Destroyed, Owner Sues Dealer for $22 Million USD

Rare Brancusi Sculpture Destroyed, Owner Sues Dealer for $22 Million USD

The famous Romanian sculptor’s ‘Le Poisson’ (ca. 1920-22)
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Ai Weiwei Wins $1.5 Million Danish Krone in Volkswagen Polo Lawsuit (UPDATE)

Ai Weiwei Wins $1.5 Million Danish Krone in Volkswagen Polo Lawsuit (UPDATE)

“They are not above the law.”
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Mercedes-Benz Featured Detroit Murals in Ads, Now Suing Artists Who Made the Artworks
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Mercedes-Benz Featured Detroit Murals in Ads, Now Suing Artists Who Made the Artworks

An ongoing copyright infringement case surrounding street art in Detroit’s Eastern Market.
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Jeff Koons Found Guilty of Plagiarizing 1980s Ad Campaign

Jeff Koons Found Guilty of Plagiarizing 1980s Ad Campaign

Ordered to pay the original artist $153,000 USD in damages.
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