Visual Arts and the Law - A Handbook for Professionals

Informationen zum Autor Judith B. Prowda is Senior Lecturer at Sotheby's Institute of Art-New York and an internationally acclaimed attorney-at-law in New York City focussed on intellectual property, art law, as well as mediation and arbitration. She has contributed articles and chapters to many legal publications. Klappentext This essential handbook offers art professionals and collectors an accessible legal analysis of important principles in art law, as well as a practical guide to legal rights when creating, buying, selling and collecting art in a global market. Although the book is international in scope, there is a particular focus on the US as a major art centre and the site of countless key international court cases. This authoritative but accessible and wide-ranging volume is essential reading for arts advisors, collectors, dealers, auction houses, museums, investors, artists, attorneys and students of art and law. Zusammenfassung This essential handbook offers art professionals and collectors an accessible legal analysis of important principles in art law, as well as a practical guide to legal rights when creating, buying, selling and collecting art in a global market. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Author's Preface; Introduction: Legal Definitions of Art; Part One: Artists' Rights - 1. Freedom of Expression and Controversial Art; 2. Personality Rights: Rights of Privacy and Publicity; 3. The Principles of Copyright; 4. Copyright Infringement and Defenses; 5. Moral Rights; 6. Artist Resale Rights/Droit de Suite; Part Two: Artists' Relationships - 7. Artist-Dealer Relationship; 8. Commissions; Part Three: Commercial Aspects of Art - 9. Private Disposition of Art;10. Auctions;11. Expert Opinions (Appraisal and Authentication); 12. Title Problems and Stolen Art; Conclusion: The Enforcement of Law; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Judith B. Prowda, Judith B. Prowda, Prowda Judith B.
• Assisted by: Derrick Chong (Editor of the series), Mr. Derrick Chong (Editor of the series), Robertson (Editor of the series), Iain Robertson (Editor of the series), Sotheby's Institute of Art (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.08.2013
• EAN: 9781848220867
• ISBN: 978-1-84822-086-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 252 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Handbooks in International Art Business; Handbooks in International Art; Handbooks in International Art Business; Handbooks in International Art
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law; The arts: general issues, LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, Art: Financial Aspects, Law As It Applies To Other Professions, The arts: general topics, Law as it applies to other professions and disciplines