Episodes
Published 04/17/22
Alfred Stieglitz, a innovative photographer, collector of modern art, and husband of Georgia O'Keeffe, perished leaving behind an estate included approximately 900 works of art and a will and testament that stated Georgia O'Keeffe, and this appeal examined respective rights of three parties concerning charitable gifts of 101 pieces of art given, subject to conditions, to Fisk University in the late 1940s and early 1950s
Published 04/17/22
1990’s funding decisions of the NEA were under fire when the art viewing public found the funding and works scandalous, and congress responded with amendment section 954 of the National Foundation on Arts and Humanities Act
Published 04/13/22
Robert Mapplethorpe Exhibition “Perfect Moment” featured 5 graphic photos amongst 169 non-obscene works in Cincinnati v. Contemporary Arts Center, addressing the "as a whole" phrase in the Miller Test.
Published 04/13/22
Here the 3-pronged Miller Test is established in response to an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court involving Marvin Miller's unsolicited, sexually explicit, obscene, mailing advertisements for sexy books.
Published 04/13/22
Both a California and a New York bookseller had been charged with Obscenity for distributing books and magazines featuring nude photos and erotic stories, with their appeals heard before the United States Supreme Court.
Published 04/12/22
Three sculptures were found to be employees creating a work for hire resulting in the loss of their work and VARA rights.
Published 04/11/22
How Monty Python helped pave the way for some recognition of moral rights in the U.S. courts.
Published 04/11/22
This case looks at an artist's renderings for Esquire Magazine and how the U.S. differs from France in recognizing attribution and paternity.
Published 04/10/22
This 1967 case looks at the validity of an oral contract made with Dali to complete a publicity stunt by painting a picture live on television and addresses how the United States approaches artists obligations.
Published 04/10/22
2 Live Crew's parody of Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" reaches the Supreme Court in a debate over copyright and fair use.
Published 04/03/22
Debate over copyright to James Earl Reid's powerful sculpture and its journey to the Supreme Court, which ruled in Reid’s favor, setting an important precedent in favor of the rights of freelance artists to retain their creative and intellectual property.
Published 04/03/22
This case looks at the works of two glass artists, one from California, and one from Hawaii, both who created jelly fish in a glass-in-glass medium and if the elements of the work were protected under copyright and if so, if they were infringed upon.
Published 04/01/22
This 1892 case involves the importation of stained-glass windows and the legal question on if the classify as art and taxed in accordance.
Published 03/26/22
This 1931 Art Law Case asks if the import of the Nassak diamond was correctly classified as an artistic antiquity or if it was simply a diamond with a romantic history.
Published 03/26/22
This 1912 case involves tariffs on imported marble to the United States and if the marble mantles could be considered art or sculpture resulting in a lower tariff under the Tariff Act of 1909.
Published 03/26/22