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The article profiles lawyer Mark Gaston Pearce and focuses on his use of art and law to draw attention to workers' rights. A background is provided on the education and early career of Pearce in the legal profession. It highlights Pearce's series of paintings called "the other Rosies," which feature women of color who held industrial jobs during World War II, as well as his support for the labor community by mentoring law students and educating workers about their rights.

The article discusses the legal rights and obligations of fans of television programs such as "Firefly" who create and sell items that are based on products featured in the programs. Cease-and-desist letters are mentioned in relation to hatmakers who used the Internet to sell their versions of an orange and yellow ski cap that was worn by the character Jayne Cobb on "Firefly." The legal aspects of fan art, paintings, and sculptures are examined, as well as U.S. copyright laws.

The article discusses America's government speech doctrine in relation to the U.S. government's decision to remove high school student David Pulphus' painting from the U.S. Capitol building due to the claim that the artwork contained anti-police messaging, and it mentions several U.S. Supreme Court cases involving the American Constitution's First Amendment such as Rust v. Sullivan and Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans. The freedom of speech matter Pulphus v. Ayers is assessed.

The article discusses California attorney Alexandra Darraby who is the founder and principal of the Art Law Firm located in Los Angeles, California, and it mentions Darraby's work on legal issues involving architecture, museums, paintings, and sculptures. An exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art featuring the work of the late American artist Mark Rothko is examined, along with the differences between contemporary art and modern art.

Focuses on the book 'The West Collection,' from the West Publishing Co. West's permanent collection of law-related contemporary American art; Collection's inclusion of both well-known and emerging artists.

Reports on the annual art and law exhibit sponsored by the West Publishing Co. slated in August 1986 in New York City. Features; Exhibition tour.