In the first Paris court ruling, French “carnal artist” has been ordered to pay Lady Gaga and her record label €20,000
Settlement collapses as discussions between Joseph Tierney, Moschino and creative director Jeremy Scott break down
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
Decision by Supreme Court could have implications for other jurisdictions, legal experts say
Citing an earlier case they won, the artist and his dealer argue Rastafarian Instagram screenprints are transformative
Donald Graham might have a stronger case than previous attempts against the appropriation artist
US copyright law is no longer fit for purpose as courts are forced to make artistic judgements in “fair use” cases
Two recent plagiarism cases throw light on the country's lax stance on copying
Joseph Tierney says the Italian designer Moschino has used his work without permission in a line of clothing famously worn by the pop singer
A Belgian court recently found Tuymans guilty, a ruling that ignores appropriation’s vital role in art over the centuries and has worrying implications for the future
The Artists’ Collecting Society says that the “honeymoon” grace period on accurate reporting of sales is coming to an end
Beuys show can go on
Museum Schloss Moyland lose out again in appeals court
Artists argue that law could adversely affect works involving appropriation
Some works will not be on display, lest the museum incur a €250,000 copyright fine
Meanwhile in Europe, the artist’s foundation battles “pseudo museums” to protect his brand
The estate of Joseph Beuys has brought the Museum Schloss Moyland to court over photographs of Beuys' performance art
German court rules museum breached artist’s copyright by displaying photographs of 1964 happening
Can the law keep up with the speed of digital appropriation, reproduction and distribution? And should it even try?
A new technique aims to prevent colour prints from fading—but is it legal?
The Moyland Castle Museum closed the exhibition but plans to appeal
Response to lawsuit by French photographer claims images not “strikingly original”
Leading organisations to abolish reproduction charges for scholarly publications
An Italian-American collector had offered $1 million for the project
Damian Loeb’s work relies on the viewer’s recognition of the visual sources that he quotes liberally
Millions of dollars from reproduction rights, hundreds of thousands of fakes and the authority to authenticate works are at stake. The Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation, set up to care for his work, claims that Demart, which administers his intellectual property rights, is failing to do its job
Museums and collectors should hasten to protect their rights in this field
Is new copyright law needed for a new age?