Law and the Visual Arts (LAW-896-001)
Molly Stech
Meets: 06:00 PM - 07:50 PM (Tu) - Warren - Room N105
Enrolled: 14 / Limit: 22
Notices
For our first class, please be prepared to say a few words about yourself and any specific interest you may have in the visual arts. (It will help me to tailor the course to your respective interests if I know a bit about what they are.) Thanks!
Description
Introduces students to the full range of legal issues that arise concerning works of art, the art market, and the art world. Topics to be covered include the fate of works of art in wartime, the international trade in stolen and illegally exported cultural property, artistic freedom, censorship and state support for art and artists, copyright, moral rights and trademark rights, collectors and the art market, and art museums and their collections. Students will consider how the law has dealt with the profound question of what art *is* and also examine the practical legal problems of visual artists and the commercial art world relating to the protection, acquisition, exhibition, and sale of art works. Major themes of the course will be the policy balance between public and private interest, the impact of law on heritage, and the role that law plays in shaping cultural policy. The professor envisions bringing in experts to address cultural heritage issues; her speciality is the nexus of copyright and the visual arts.
Textbooks and Other Materials
The textbook information on this page was provided by the instructor. Students should use this information when considering purchases from the AU Campus Store or other vendors. Students may check to determine if books are currently available for purchase online.
Law, Ethics And The Visual Arts (5th Edition by Merryman, Elsen, and Urice) [ISBN 9789041125170] Optional: Art and Copyright by Simon Stokes (2021) [ISBN 9781509934256];
First Class Readings
Law, Ethics and The Visual Arts (LEVA) pp 555-569 Copyright Basics, U.S. Copyright Office Circular #1, https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf Cariou v. Prince, 714 F.3d 694 (2d. Cir. 2013), cert. denied, 134 S.Ct 618 (2013), https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5845890683658306826&hl=en&as_sdt=6&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr.