On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, a Broadway usher tested positive for COVID-19. A day later, on March 12, 2020, one of New York’s most significant cultural institutions, and a symbol of the city itself, entered an indiscernibly long hiatus when…
In 2002, developer Jerry Wolkoff invited aerosol artists to transform a series of dilapidated warehouse buildings that he owned in Long Island City, New York. Among those was distinguished aerosol artist Jonathan Cohen, enlisted as the curator to turn the…
On January 1, 2020, a landmark California law called Assembly Bill 5—also known by its shorthand AB 5—took effect. The law dramatically redefines how the state classifies independent contractors versus employees, with the default view being that a worker is…
In January 2018, luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz (“Mercedes”) posted on Instagram, for promotional purposes, images of the Mercedes G 500.[1] These photos were taken in Detroit, Michigan, in front of recently beautified murals.[2] The three murals featured in the Mercedes…
Let’s face it – it is nearly impossible to scroll through any form of social media during the weekends of April 14-23 without seeing floods of content surrounding “one of the most critically acclaimed”[1] music and arts festivals in the…
Jonathan Cohen, better known by his “tag”[1] Meres One[2], is a freelance artist whose work has brought him much success and fame. His clientele include sports teams and banks, and his works have been featured in music videos, newspapers, and…
There is no denying that social media has taken over our society. Even those who are not well versed in social media have a basic understanding of what it does and how it operates. With this emergence of social media,…
Earlier this month the Central District Court of California made a ruling that Axanar Productions cannot claim fair use as a defense in the Paramount and CBS copyright lawsuit over a fan-made prequel to the Star Trek series. In 2015,…
Introduction Fashion Designers have long been at odds with U.S. Lawmakers in regards to the protections given to their designs.[1] This tension is rising to a head now that a writ for certiorari has been granted in part in the…
From suits brought by celebrities and prison guards to successes by the government, there have been many high-profile developments in art law over the past few months. Below are short summaries of some of the most intriguing cases. Primarily known…
Appropriation is commonplace in today’s art world. But what happens when the appropriator appropriates too much? Richard Prince has made a name for himself as a well-known appropriation artist. Naturally the use of a copyrighted image without permission of the…
Recent claims of conciliatory Cuban-American relations have dominated the news and the illusions of those with personal or commercial hopes for the island. This new dialogue has led families harmed and impoverished by the looting and nationalization of property after…
