Posted on: October 2, 2018 by Holly Woodhouse
On the 12th September 2018, the European Parliament adopted its revised negotiating position on the Digital Single Market Directive, including the controversial internet ‘link tax’ and ‘upload filter’, whilst adding some safeguards to protect small businesses and freedom of expression. Significantly, there are parts of this proposal that can have an impact on the museum world in […]
Posted on: April 11, 2017 by IAL Admin
Vol XX, Issue 1, 2017 Articles The Role of Trusts in Cultural Property Claims Luke Harris The Kaumheimer Case: Requisition, Restitution and Dispersion of a Collection of Porcelain Art from the 1930s to the Present Day Giovanni Dellantonio Human Remains as Heritage: Categorisation, Legislation and Protection Christopher Frerking and Heather Gill-Frerking Identities of Lawyers in Opera and […]
Posted on: April 3, 2017 by IAL Admin
Articles
Semi-Formal Copyright: the Past and Future of Orphan Works
Barbara Lauriat
A Comparative Study of the Scottish Law of Bona Vacantia and the
English Law of Treasure
Michaela Guthrie
Theft in Babylon: Repatriation and International Law
Zia Akhtar
Heritage Impacted: What we stand to lose if the Royal Institution of Great Britain sells its listed buildings and original home
Gertrude M. Prescott
Case Notes
The Need for Contractual Precision
Spencer-Churchill v. Faggionato Fine Arts Ltd
Elizabeth Emerson
The Approach of the English Court to Connoisseurship, Provenance and Technical Analysis
Jordan Holland
Claim for the Return of the Sachs Poster Collection
(translation by Nina Neuhaus)
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The Year of Living Exceptionally: New Copyright Exceptions in UK Law
Alexander Herman
Unlocking Orphan Works: A New Licensing Scheme
Daniela Simone
Centenary of the French Law on Historic Monuments
Mathilde Roellinger
Monitoring the Implementation of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Recent International and Quasi-Institutional Developments
Artemis Papathanassiou
Wye’s Jacobean Statues
Jenny Oram
Protection of Chattels within a Listed Building: the Case of Stoclet Palace, Brussels
Marie-Sophie de Clippele with Lucie Lambrecht
Raising Money Against Art: Priority of Pledges and Enforceability of Loans
Bassano v. Toft
Katharine Mason
Sale of a Classic Car: Compliance with Description
Brewer v. Mann
Katharine Mason
Asserting Laches in Claim Brought by Museum
Matter of Flamembaum
Katharine Mason
Scope of Bailee’s Duty Regarding Insurance
All Covers and Accessories Pty Ltd v. Sidawi
Katharine Mason
Aggravated Damages in Bailment
Thakrar v. Secretary of State for Justice
Katharine Mason
Posted on: January 24, 2017 by Alexander Herman
Yesterday marked the launch of the Art, Business and Law LLM programme being offered in partnership between Queen Mary, University of London and the Institute of Art and Law. Classes won’t begin until September 2017, but this was the first public event held in preparation for the new programme. The launch included a seminar on the topic of Brexit, […]
Posted on: June 29, 2016 by Alexander Herman
Of course we need to mention the very real possibility of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union following last Thursday’s referendum vote. We held a class on Saturday as part of our Diploma in Art Profession Law and Ethics (with some sad faces in the room, it should be said) and listed off a number of instruments and regulations in […]
Posted on: March 24, 2016 by gareth
This course will introduce the basics of intellectual property (IP) and show how IP rights can relate to other tangible rights. There will be a focus on copyright that will explain its essential elements, the types of works protected, copyright duration, assignment, infringement and the defences available against claims of infringement, including the ‘fair dealing’ […]
Posted on: March 1, 2016 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper
We are proud to announce that the Diploma in Intellectual Property and Collections course (DipIPC) will run again this year from 13-15 June 2016 in London. The course covers everything from copyright and its enforcement to morals rights and IP management for museums. The course is open to all museum and art world professionals, requiring no […]
Posted on: July 29, 2015 by Alexander Herman
Those adventurous enough to explore the London area of Holland Park for their cultural fix (there is opera in the park after all), may have come across the house of Frederic (Lord) Leighton, which is open to the public as a museum. Leighton, who was President of the Royal Academy during the late Nineteenth Century, created the Victorian collector’s […]
Posted on: June 3, 2015 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper
The Diploma in Intellectual Property and Collections (DipIPC) course, aimed at art/museum professionals and legal practitioners, will begin in London in one week. This three day course (10-12 June) will cover art, copyright, moral rights, the new UK legislation, orphan works, licensing and international dealings with art. For more information, click here. And there will be two […]