Copyright
EU copyright crackdown is intended to protect artists, but might it damage their market instead?
New laws to stop copyrighted material from being uploaded to social media without permission could pose problems for those using sites like Instagram to sell art
Ai Weiwei denies his porcelain works borrow from Lebanese artist's prize-winning vases
Raed Yassin says there are "striking similarities" between his ceramic series on the Lebanese civil war and Ai's pieces on the Syrian war and refugee crisis
Las Vegas-based artist claims that Ariana Grande plagiarised his work
Vladimir Kush is suing the 7 Rings singer for copyright infringement
Artist Lina Iris Viktor and rapper Kendrick Lamar resolve Black Panther legal dispute
Copyright infringement case centred on Constellations series
Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech can keep its name, Paris court rules
Decision allows Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent to continue using trademark of French painter Jacques Majorelle
Fair use or foul? An appropriation case involving Warhol raises an artistic debate in New York court
A legal battle over the Pop artist’s portraits of Prince is heating up
Richard Prince defends reuse of others’ photographs
In court motions, he argues that his appropriation explores the virtual world of social media
Copyright case brought by Naf Naf creative director against Jeff Koons finally comes to court
Franck Davidovici first accused the artist of plagiarising his 1985 advertising campaign almost four years ago
Diary of an art historian: at last, some common sense for the abolition of image fees
Birmingham Museums Trust takes the lead and places images in the public domain, but who will follow?
Dalí foundation sues California museum for use of artist’s name and image
Monterey’s Dalí17, which displays the 500-work private collection of the Ukrainian-born real estate developer Dimitry Piterman, features the Surrealist’s face—complete with upturned moustache—on its logo
Elon Musk under attack over use of potter's farting unicorn image
The Tesla chief has defended himself, saying he helped popularise the mug design for free
French dealer awarded rights to Chinese artist T'ang Haywen's work
Paris court decision ends legal saga that began in 1991, when the artist died without an heir
Once bitten, twice shy: Canadian artist caught using comedians' photos without permission promises no more funny business
Despite controversy over public art project in Calgary, Derek Michael Besant has been commissioned to create a similar work in Ottawa
Palais de Tokyo removes work showing artist protesting against Dana Schutz's Open Casket painting
Parker Bright says protest image of him taken at Whitney Biennial was used by Neil Beloufa without permission
How abolishing museum image fees could boost audiences
New research shows that image licensing is barely profitable for some UK museums
UK museums' right to charge image fees is called into question
Campaign for institutions to free up photographs of out-of-copyright works is backed by legal experts
Christo and Smithsonian sued for copyright infringement over Running Fence images
Photographer Gianfranco Gorgoni says copies of his pictures of the California land art project were shown and reproduced without his knowledge
The reproduction fee hustle
Museums’ licensing demands are a pernicious tax on scholarship
Trinity Church sued by sculptor over 9/11 work removed from courtyard
Steve Tobin filed a complaint under the Visual Artists Rights Act saying the church violated his moral rights
Centre Pompidou broke even on Koons retrospective, Paris court decision reveals
Due to a €1.25m loan fee to the Whitney, the museum did not see many profits from one of their biggest shows ever
Richard Prince is sued yet again for unauthorised appropriation of photographs
Eric McNatt files lawsuit over artist’s reproduction of a portrait of rock musician Kim Gordon
Instagram model and makeup artist sues Richard Prince over copyright infringement
Part of the New Portraits series, the work at the centre of the case was shown—and sold—at Frieze New York last year
Azerbaijani artist Faig Ahmed accuses retailer Topman of plagiarism
For the moment, the artist and his team are not pushing for compensation
Orlan loses plagiarism case against Lady Gaga
In the first Paris court ruling, French “carnal artist” has been ordered to pay Lady Gaga and her record label €20,000
Legal battle between graffiti artist and fashion label back on
Settlement collapses as discussions between Joseph Tierney, Moschino and creative director Jeremy Scott break down
Graffiti artist to settle legal case against Moschino
Joseph Tierney had accused Italian fashion house and its creative director of using his work in clothing designs, including a dress worn by Katy Perry to Met gala
Wikimedia Sweden found guilty of violating copyright with database of images of public art
Decision by Supreme Court could have implications for other jurisdictions, legal experts say
Richard Prince and Gagosian move to dismiss photographer's copyright lawsuit
Citing an earlier case they won, the artist and his dealer argue Rastafarian Instagram screenprints are transformative
LA photographer takes on Richard Prince in new lawsuit
Donald Graham might have a stronger case than previous attempts against the appropriation artist
Double vision: the grey area of ar tistic appropriation
US copyright law is no longer fit for purpose as courts are forced to make artistic judgements in “fair use” cases