September 10, 2020 Art and Law News

New York Law Journal: "Supreme Court to Consider Petitions in Three Copyright Cases" - Sep 8, 2020

In their column on Intellectual Property Litigation, Lewis R. Clayton and Eric Alan Stone describe three cases the Supreme Court will consider hearing, that involve graphically depicted characters, visual art, and musical compositions.


Art Newspaper: "Status of $4.8m Modigliani painting challenged as legal battle over artist's catalogues raisonnés ramps up" - Sep 3, 2020

A legal battle between the French scholar Marc Restellini and the Wildenstein Plattner Institute (WPI) has once again laid bare the bitter rivalries in the lucrative field of Amedeo Modigliani attribution and the reputations at stake.


Antiques Trade Gazette: "Art market will be given more time to register under Money Laundering Directive" - Aug 31, 2020

Originally the deadline was set for January 2021. However, the Treasury is planning to delay this until June 10, 2021, to give more time due to issues arising from the coronavirus pandemic. (EU)