Monthly Archives: December 2009
Troy Klyber
Troy Klyber, lawyer at the Art Institute of Chicago, has written a terrific blog post about an odd (and sad) impact on artists who put a copyright notice on their work in the olden days as the law required. I sat on a speakers’ panel with Troy. He is one of the leading practical thinkers [...]
Art Crime: The Fine Art of Deceit
Pablo Picasso once proclaimed, "we all know that art is not truth." When it comes to the world of fine art these days, truer words may have never be spoken. Thanks to advances in global communication and technology, fine art forgeries have become big business. Currently, the FBI estimates that art theft, fraud, looting, and [...]