By Devin Dowling Since the Center’s latest edition of Keeping up with the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act, the Cultural Property Advisory Committee’s (“CPAC” or the “Committee”) February 2025 meeting has been postponed indefinitely, as of this article’s publication.[1] The public meeting was expected to address a new request for cultural property import restrictions […] The post Cultural Property Advisory Committee (1983-2025): Its History, Implementation, Separation of Powers Considerations, and Proposed Amendments first appeared on Center for Art Law ..read more

By Emily Ko On February 27, 2025, the Federal Bar Council hosted Art and Antiquities Part 2: Art and the Holocaust. Moderated by The Honorable Gary Stein, the panel featured five speakers who offered a rich variety of perspectives. The panelists were Lucian Simmons, the Head of Provenance Research at The Metropolitan Museum of Art; […] The post WYWH: “Art and Antiquities Part 2: Art and the Holocaust” first appeared on Center for Art Law ..read more

By Atreya Mathur In January 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office released Part 2 of its report, Copyright and Artificial Intelligence: Copyrightability (“the 2025 Report”) providing a detailed legal and policy analysis of how copyright law applies to AI-generated content.[1] Part 2 builds on foundational principles of copyright law, reaffirming that human authorship remains the cornerstone […] The post Recent Developments in AI, Art & Copyright: Copyright Office Report & New Registrations first appeared on Center for Art Law ..read more

By Carla Frade Home to more than 760 galleries with at least one paid employee, as well as the top-tier and highest-end galleries in the US, the New York gallery scene is estimated to account for up to 90% of global sales’ value.[1] Despite the superlative numbers, the City has seen a wave of gallery […] The post New York Gallery Closures and Legal Impacts for Artists first appeared on Center for Art Law ..read more

By Aminah Asif On the 17th of December, 2024, the UK government published an open consultation paper on ‘Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (“AI”)’ which evaluated several proposals for how existing copyright law could be changed.[1] The government recognises the AI sector and creative industries as essential to the UK’s economic development and intends to develop […] The post Remodelling the UK’s ‘Gold-Plated Copyright Regime’ and its Impacts on Creative Industries and AI Training first appeared on Center for Art Law ..read more

By Renée Ramona Robinson If the adage “apart from drugs, art is the biggest unregulated market in the world” is true, then what better way to fix it than with the regulatory force of competition law?[1] The art market has been critiqued as one of the most unregulated, obscure areas of the global economic market—rife […] The post Competition Law: The Last Pioneer for Eradicating Institutional Dominance? first appeared on Center for Art Law ..read more

By Anjali Krishna As visitors flock to Japan in the throng of post-pandemic travelers, they travel not only in search of a cultural education: Tourists seek the opportunity to purchase authentic designer goods under the protection of strict anti-counterfeiting laws. While the ubiquity of designer “dupes” grows with the popularity of sites like DHGate, Japan […] The post Intellectual Property Protections and the Art Market in Japan first appeared on Center for Art Law ..read more

By Center for Art Law Editorial Team Warfare of Art and Law (with artist and attorney Stephanie Drawdy), The Art Law Podcast (with  Steve Schindler and Katie Wilson-Milne, the art law power-couple from SCH), The ALA Podcast (from the fabulous Art Lawyers Association in the UK) — there is a lot of terrific content out […] The post Introducing: ART IN BRIEF (aka our podcast)! first appeared on Center for Art Law ..read more

By Center for Art Law Editorial Team Warfare of Art and Law (with artist and attorney Stephanie Drawdy), The Art Law Podcast (with  Steve Schindler and Katie Wilson-Milne, the art law power-couple from SCH), The ALA Podcast (from the fabulous Art Lawyers Association in the UK) — there is a lot of terrific content out […] The post Introducing: ART IN BRIEF (aka our podcast)! first appeared on Center for Art Law ..read more

By Maria Chica Jimenez Military officers stand among neon red skulls and digits: the number of civilian assassinations that occurred under their command. Quien Dio La Orden?, Spanish for “Who Gave the Order,” interrogates and points to the guilt of the men in the mural. Five thousand seven hundred sixty-three was the number on the […] The post “Who Gave the Order?”: Art Censorship and Restorative Justice in Colombia first appeared on Center for Art Law ..read more