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Intellectual Property,
Civil Litigation

Mar. 5, 2020

Ruling affirms the moral rights artists have in their works

Why is the 5Pointz decision so important to artists and building owners alike? The case sets boundaries on what building owners can and cannot do to their property when it comes to the art affixed to a building’s orifice, and affirms the moral rights artists have in their works.

Victoria Burke

Scott + Scott Attorneys at Law, LLP

Email: vburke@scott-scott.com

Victoria is an adjunct professor of Fashion Law at Southwestern Law School.

Ruling affirms the moral rights artists have in their works
The abandoned warehouse known as 5Pointz, a mecca for street artists from around the world, in New York in 2010. (New York Times News Service)

Why is the 5Pointz decision (Castillo v. G&M Realty LP, 18-498 (2d Cir. 2020)) so important to artists and building owners alike? The case sets boundaries on what building owners can and cannot do to their property when it comes to the art affixed to a building's orifice, and affirms the mor...

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