August 24, 2020 Art and Law News

Art Newspaper: "Redbone music video sparks artist dispute over copyright infringement" - Aug 14, 2020

The Indigenous artist Frank Buffalo Hyde claims that a music video released this month by Sony Music Entertainment for Redbone’s 1974 classic single Come and Get Your Love infringes on his intellectual property.


Artnet: "A Brooklyn art-storage company is suing art dealer Fergus Mccaffrey for allegedly failing to pay his $145,000 bill" - Aug 11, 2020

A Brooklyn-based art storage warehouse, NYC Art Handlers, is suing the Chelsea art dealer Fergus McCaffrey in New York State Supreme Court for allegedly failing to pay at least $145,583 in storage fees.


Artnet: "The Museum of the Bible is in discussions with Iraq to reach a settlement over thousands of disputed antiquities in its collection" - Aug 11, 2020

The Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, is in discussions with the Iraqi government to reach a settlement regarding thousands of antiquities in its collection with suspicious or incomplete provenance.


Artnet: "An art advisor is suing Rudy Giuliani for failing to pay her for appraising his collection during his contentious divorce" - Aug 10, 2020

A New York art advisory firm is suing Rudy Giuliani for allegedly refusing to pay a $15,000 bill after he hired it to assess works of art during his contentious 2019 divorce from Judith Nathan, according to a lawsuit filed in Supreme Court in Manhattan on 7 August.