Copyright
Artists, writers, performers and their advocates call on US Congress to ban companies from copyrighting AI-generated art
The AI Day of Action, scheduled for 2 October, comes as US officials consider whether and how to regulate material generated by artificial intelligence
Photo ban lifted on Picasso’s Guernica after 30 years
New museum director hopes to appeal to younger audiences though selfie sticks are still off limits
What the latest US court ruling means for AI-generated art’s copyright status
A judge said the absence of a “guiding human hand” disqualified the AI-generated image from copyright protection, but other generative art may still qualify
Venice Biennale artist Alberta Whittle accused of using parts of another artist’s sculpture in her work
Mary Redmond has launched copyright claims against Whittle and the National Galleries of Scotland
Claude Ruiz Picasso, the artist’s son and manager of the Picasso estate, has died
The management of one of the world's most valuable art collections has now been passed to Paloma Ruiz Picasso, the last of Pablo Picasso's four children
British Museum settles case with translator after using work 'without permission, credit or payment'
The London institution will now reinstate Yilin Wang's translations and is reviewing its permissions policy
Poet and translator to sue British Museum for copyright and moral rights infringement
Vancouver-based Yilin Wang has raised more than £15,000 via Crowd Justice to begin legal proceedings
New York's Spring art bonanza: the shows, the sales, the fairs
Plus, the Richard Prince copyright case and Sarah Sze in London
US Supreme Court rules against Andy Warhol Foundation in closely watched copyright lawsuit
The case, which pitted the Andy Warhol Foundation against photographer Lynn Goldsmith, may have major repercussions for artists who build upon others’ work
Judge refuses to toss two copyright infringement lawsuits against Richard Prince
New York judge says the appropriation artist's New Portraits series does not achieve the level of transformation necessary to shield him from litigation
New US copyright rules protect only AI art with ‘human authorship’
The US Copyright Office has eased its stance in new guidelines, and a decision on a comic book created using artificial intelligence
New York court dismisses case over ownership of ‘world’s first NFT’ sold for $1.5m at Sotheby’s
Lawsuit is one of the first in the US to examine how blockchain technology affects the ownership of digital art
Judge throws out copyright lawsuit over artwork featuring Ruth Bader Ginsburg photograph
Atlanta artist Julie Torres was accused of using a photographer’s image in her own artwork without permission
Artists and visual media company sue AI image generator for copyright breach
Lawsuits against firm behind Stable Diffusion image generator are recent attempt to define the legal status of such images
Hilma af Klint’s family criticises the NFT sale of the artist’s sacred paintings
The Swedish artist's family say the digital drop contradicts the artist’s will and goes against her artistic intentions
The last laugh? EU rules in favour of challenged Banksy trademark
Overturned ruling allows Banksy to continue to conceal his identity, according to a trademark lawyer
Battle lines drawn as Andy Warhol copyright case goes to US Supreme Court
Long-running case centres on a 1980s photograph of pop star Prince by Lynn Goldsmith, which later formed the basis of a series of prints by Andy Warhol
Copying is a creative act established across centuries—despite what the US's 'fair use' ruling might suggest
The decision made in the case of Andy Warhol's usage of Lynn Goldsmith's Prince image threatens a long tradition of appropriation and quotation
Artist can take Maurizio Cattelan to court over banana work, says Florida judge
Joe Morford claims that the viral Comedian piece infringes copyright on his own duct tape work Banana & Orange
Documenta 15: why is the show so scandalous?
Plus, the Warhol-Prince copyright dispute, and Juan Muñoz at Spain’s Centro Botin
The stakes of a copyright case being heard by the US Supreme Court go way beyond Andy Warhol
A forthcoming Supreme Court hearing in a case relating to a Warhol work that used a photographer’s portrait has potentially huge implications for copyright claims
Major court battle looms over NFT launch of August Sander photographs
Bold move by German photographer’s descendant to put archive on the blockchain sparks copyright row
Counterfeit NFTs are creating major problems for digital platforms—but new tools to spot fakes are on the rise
Image recognition and data scraping technology are increasingly being used by the NFT community to protect intellectual property online
US Supreme Court will hear dispute over Andy Warhol’s use of photographer's image of Prince
The court’s ruling on the case, a years-long dispute between the Warhol Foundation and photographer Lucy Goldsmith, could be a watershed for the fair use doctrine
Australian government spends £10.5m on copyright for Aboriginal flag
Rights to use the design had been granted to a company fined for selling fake Aboriginal art
Andy Warhol Foundation petitions US Supreme Court to review ruling over Prince portrait
A lawyer for the foundation says a review by the Supreme Court of a lower court’s decision would “reaffirm the importance of free artistic expression”
US Copyright Office suggests Congress pass new laws to protect artists from state infringement
A string of court cases have allowed states to claim sovereign immunity when they have used images without permission, giving copyright holders cause for concern and few options for remedy
North Carolina film-maker’s copyright case against the state revived after Supreme Court denial
A district court will now consider whether Rick Allen’s footage of a pirate ship salvage operation was unjustly taken by state officials
What counts as ‘fair use’? Debate over Warhol's appropriation of Prince photograph rumbles on
Photographer Lynn Goldsmith says recent Supreme Court ruling on Google supports previous decision that went against the Pop artist's foundation
Settlement reached over Robert Indiana’s estate—paving way for planned museum in artist's home in Maine
Under the agreement, the Morgan Art Foundation will continue to promote the Pop artist's work in museums and on the market