Copyright infringement
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
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
Florida judge squashes copyright infringement lawsuit over Maurizio Cattelan’s banana
The judge dismissed a suit brought by artist Joe Morford claiming he had made the original taped-banana work in 2001
New York's Spring art bonanza: the shows, the sales, the fairs
Plus, the Richard Prince copyright case and Sarah Sze in London
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
KAWS wins nearly $1m in damages in counterfeit lawsuit
Artist Brian Donnelly first filed the lawsuit against Dylan Joy An Leong Yi Zhi in 2021
Artist Willie Cole claims the Met Gala’s chandeliers were a ‘blatant rip off’ of his sculptures
The chandeliers made from repurposed plastic bottles are similar to sculptures Cole has been making and showing for a decade
Defendants seek dismissal of copyright infringement lawsuit brought by collage artist Deborah Roberts
"There is no precedent for copyright protections on an artistic style," says a lawyer for artist Lynthia Edwards and dealer Richard Beavers
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
US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Andy Warhol copyright infringement case
In oral arguments, lawyers for the foundation and photographer Lynn Goldsmith debated the boundaries of licensing, fair use and reinterpretation in Warhol’s prints of musician Prince
Judge sides with immersive art company Meow Wolf in artist’s copyright infringement lawsuit
Artist Lauren Oliver, who created the popular “Space Owl” sculpture and an accompanying climate change-themed installation at the company’s New Mexico complex, had sued Meow Wolf for more than $1m
Photographer's abandoned Prince book at the root of a years-long legal dispute
Allen Beaulieu, who worked as Prince’s photographer during the musician’s formative years, wanted to produce a book of his best work from the era, but claims his collaborators had other plans
Documenta 15: why is the show so scandalous?
Plus, the Warhol-Prince copyright dispute, and Juan Muñoz at Spain’s Centro Botin
Artist sues grocery store chain for unauthorised use of his mural in Super Bowl commercial narrated by Oprah Winfrey
The lawsuit, a re-filing of a case that originated in 2019, revolves around a commercial that prominently features a mural artist Chris Williams made in Des Moines, Iowa
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
Jeff Koons accused of appropriating sculpture for 1989 series featuring his ex-wife
Michael Hayden has sued the artist for copyright infringement in latest legal battle
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”
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
US appeals court rules that Warhol’s reliance on a photographer’s portrait image did not constitute ‘fair use’
Decision appears to signal that appropriation artists may have to proceed more cautiously
Campaign to 'free' the Aboriginal flag gains momentum as Australian government seeks exclusive licensing rights
Made by the Luritja artist Harold Thomas in 1971, the rights to the flag design are currently held by Ben Wooster, a former art dealer previously fined AU$2.3m for selling fake Aboriginal works of art
Artist's copyright infringement suit heads to US Supreme Court
North Carolina used film director’s images without obtaining his permission or compensating him