Intellectual Property
Oct. 5, 2018
The writing is on the wall: Copyright protection for street art
Recent cases have highlighted the question as to what, if any, intellectual property rights do graffiti artists, who use buildings as their communal canvas, have over their art.
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Victoria Burke
Scott + Scott Attorneys at Law, LLPEmail: vburke@scott-scott.com
Victoria is an adjunct professor of Fashion Law at Southwestern Law School.
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White paint covers graffiti on the abandoned warehouse known as 5Pointz, a mecca for street artists from around the world, in New York, Nov. 19, 2013. (New York Times News Service)
Recent cases have highlighted the question as to what...
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