Case Law
VIII. Copyright, Moral Rights and Other Issues
Cases concerning an artist's moral right to his art; copyright violations; and disputes over art commissioned for display in public places.
Relevant Statutes
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California Statute - Civil Code § 986, California Resale Royalty Act
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California Statute - Civil Code § 988, Residual Rights
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Copyrights, 17 U.S. Code §113 (Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 (VARA)) Scope of exclusive rights in pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works
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Copyrights, 17 U.S.C. § 501, (Copyright Act of 1976), Infringement of Copyright
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Copyrights, 17 U.S.C. § 101, (Copyright Act of 1976), Definitions
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Copyrights, 17 U.S.C. § 102, (Copyright Act of 1976), Subject matter of copyright: in general
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Copyrights, 17 U.S.C. § 106, (Copyright Act of 1976), Exclusive rights in copyrighted works
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Copyrights, 17 U.S.C. § 106A, (Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 ("VARA")), Rights of certain authors to attribution and integrity
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Copyrights, 17 U.S.C. § 109, (Copyright Act of 1976), Limitations on exclusive rights: Effect of transfer of particular copy or phonorecord (First Sale Doctrine)
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Copyrights, 17 U.S.C. § 202, (Copyright Act of 1976), Ownership of Copyright as Distinct from Ownership of Material Object
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Copyrights, 17 U.S.C. § 602, (Copyright Act of 1976), Infringing importation or exportation of copies or phonorecords
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Digital Millennium Copyright Act (Pub L. 105–304; 112 Stat. 2860) ("DMCA"), 1998
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French Copyright Law (Code de la propriété intellectuelle): I- La propriété littéraire et artistique - i. Le droit d'auteur - II: Droits des auteurs
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Indiana Statute - Commercial Code - 32 Ind. Code, Art 36. Right of Publicity Act
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Massachusetts Statute - General Laws, Chapter 12, § 8, Due application of charity funds enforced
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Massachusetts Statute - General Laws, Chapter 180, § 6C, Directors, Officers or Incorporations; Good faith performance of duties; Liability
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Massachusetts Statute - General Laws, Chapter 180, § 8A, Sale, lease or exchange of corporate property and assets; Grant of security interest; Public charities; Notification of attorney general and commissioner of public health; Investigation
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New York Statute - Arts & Cultural Affairs Law § 14.03, Artists Authorship Rights
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New York Statute - Education Law § 233-a Property of the State Museum
Case Summaries
A . Moral Rights
1. Decided
- Allen v. Cooper
- Broughel v. Battery Conservancy
- Camoin v. Carco (Affaire Camoin)
- Carter v. Helmsley-Spear, Inc.
- Cohen v. G&M Realty (5Pointz Case)
- Estate of Robert Graham v. Sotheby's; Sam Francis Foundation v. Christie's
- Fuantes v. Atlan & Poliéri
- Jancou Fine Art, Ltd. v. Sotheby's and Noland
- Kammeyer v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Kelley v. Chicago Park District
- Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc. v. Büchel
- Mueller v. Michael Janssen Gallery
- Phillips v. Pembroke Real Estate, Inc.
- Rouault v. Vollard
2. Pending
3. Out-of-Court Settlements/Non-litigated Settlements
B . Copyright Regarding Works of Art
1. Decided
- Agence France Presse (AFP) v. Morel
- Blanch v. Koons
- Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel
- Campbell v. Koons & Sonnabend Gallery
- Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid
- Croak v. Saatchi & Saatchi
- Davidson v. United States (Statue of Liberty Case)
- Franklin Mint v. National Wildlife Art Exchange
- Gaylord v. United States
- Guino v. Beseder, Inc.
- Heritage Capital Corp. v. Christie’s
- Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Leibovitz v. Paramount Pictures Corp.
- Leigh v. Warner Brothers, Inc.
- Mattel, Inc. v. Walking Mountain Productions
- Moi v. Chihuly
- Noland v. Janssen
- Pushman v. New York Graphic Society, Inc.
- Rentmeester v. Nike, Inc.
- Ringgold v. Black Entertainment Television
- Rogers v. Koons
- Société Art Conception Réalisation (SARL) v. Mme. Veuve Foujita
- Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Industries
2. Pending
3. Out-of-Court Settlements/Non-litigated Settlements
C . Public Art
Decided
D . Other Issues
E . International Cases/Claims
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