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Graffiti artists see victory under Visual Artists Rights Act claim

Mike Nepple October 14, 2020
A New York building covered in graffiti

A multi-million dollar verdict in favor of New York graffiti artists is now final after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the real estate developer Gerald Wolkoff’s appeal. READ MORE

Will a court recognize ‘aerosol artists’?

Mike Nepple April 28, 2017
former site of 5 Pointz graffiti

You may think of it as “graffiti,” but a court in New York must determine if “aerosol art” is “meritorious” and of “recognized stature” such that it gets special copyright protection. READ MORE