Posts Tagged ‘lawsuit’
Previously published on Decorati.com By Emily Waldorf It is staggering how many auction house clients, including seasoned collectors who should know better, fail to read the fine print when bidding at auction. In the February 2009 issue of Art + Auction magazine, art lawyers and brothers, Charles and Thomas Danziger discuss in their column, “Brothers […]
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Tags: Art + Auction, auction house, bidding at auction, Brothers In Law, buyer beware, Charles Danziger, Christie's, fine print, Halsey Minor, how to, lawsuit, Sotheby's, Thomas Danziger
By Emily Waldorf Street-artist Shepard Fairey filed a pre-emptive lawsuit against The Associated Press, requesting that he be protected from copyright infringement in his use of a news photograph as the starting point for his famous poster of President Obama. The photograph was taken by freelance photographer Mannie Garcia, who, to complicate matters even further, […]
Filed under: art law, contemporary art, Los Angeles, photography | 3 Comments
Tags: AP, arrested, Boston, graffiti art, guerilla art, Institute of Contemporary Art, lawsuit, Mannie Garcia, Obama Hope poster, Shepard Fairey, street art, The Associated Press
Jori Finkel just wrote an alarming article about the dangers of bidding in art auctions on cruise ships. Park West is the largest auction house operating at sea, boasting roughly $300 million in annual revenue. Operating on well respected cruise lines such as Carnival, Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian, the auction house woos inexperienced clients […]
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Tags: Auctions at sea, authenticity, chandelier bidding, Fine Art Registry, lawsuit, Park West