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The article discusses the growing concern over the complex ownership of art and interlinked company structures, as highlighted by a recent lawsuit involving an Anna Weyant painting, and mentions the alleged abuse of Aiden Fine Arts and The Art Collection(AFTAC) by Andre Sakhai.

The article discusses the impact of U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the arts from 1990-2020. Topics include that in 1998, the Supreme Court decided that it is constitutional for Congress to require the National National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to consider decency parameter in awarding arts grants.

The article reports on recognition of contemporary art as art by the Russian government. It states that the art was previously officially treated as "luxury goods," and it changed with the move is part of a radical revision of Russian art import-export regulations aimed at opening up the Russian art scene to the world. It mentions that Russian ultra-rich with an interest in art and access to President Vladimir Putin played an important role in the policy change.

The article presents news briefs related to art as of December 1, 2014. A U.S. court will hear a lawsuit related to the California Resale Royalty Act, related to royalties owed to artists when their works are resold. The Museo Carlos de Amberes in Madrid, Spain, which focuses on Dutch and Flemish Old Master artists, has opened. A planned hunger strike by the Association of Culture and Art Workers in Turkey has been been cancelled.

In this article, the author examines whether or not it is time for Italy to reverse its art export laws. Particular focus is given to this relates to auctions and sales of Italian art. Additional topics discussed include how this impacts the sale of works by artists including Luciano Fabro, the Arte Povera art movement and Italian art exhibitions to be held in October 2014.

The article announces that as of February 2014 a law has been drafted by the New York City Bar Association that will make it more difficult for art owners, auctioneers and dealers to bring lawsuits against art experts and art historians for their opinions regarding art authentication.

The article discusses rulings by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals of the United States concerning the legality of the appropriation of photographs taken by Patrick Cariou by the artist Richard Prince.

The article suggests that the threat of legal action is impeding art expertise and authentication by scholars. The author describes the possibility of legal action against art historians in the authentication of artworks and presents examples such as a case from Joe Simon-Whelan against the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board and scholar Martin Harrison's unwillingness to identy drawings attributed to Francis Bacon as fake. The author suggests that court cases on art history are unproductive.

The article reports on the reintroduction of a bipartisan legislation in September 2016 to create a permanent home for the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, D.C., part of an effort to establish a branch of the Smithsonian Institution dedicated to Latino culture.

The article reports that art collectors in Germany are pre-emptively selling or moving swatches of important art works across the border to avoid a proposed law that would stop national treasures from leaving the country.

The article reports that U.S. federal court judge Paul Gardephe has ruled that art collectors have the right to sue if they were sold fake art pieces, given that proving the authenticity of artworks require great efforts that are not demanded by the law.

The author argues that the decision of district judge Elizabeth Roscoe to destroy the paintings of convicted pedophile and British artist Graham Ovenden is wrong. The author asserts that Roscoe should not have based her decision on the 1978 Protection of Children Act and should have judged based on whether Ovenden's works incite pedophilic behavior. He also states that there is no way to delete the images of the artworks involved from the Internet and their destruction is therefore pointless.

The article examines a lawsuit that was brought up Jon Kessler, a professor of visual arts at Columbia University in New York City, dealing with topics including how Kessler advised the student Emma Sulkowicz on her performance-art thesis project "Mattress Performance (Carry That Weight)" and how Kessler is being sued by Paul Nungesser, who was publicly accused of rape by Sulkowicz.

The article examines how Europe is making plans to relax its copyright laws, dealing with topics including how this relates to contemporary art and lost income for artists, how this copyright law relates to technology, and how the artist Luc Tuymans was found guilty of plagiarism.

The article examines how artists in the U.S. are increasingly experimenting with the legal system as a part of their artistic practice, dealing with topics including the work of the artist and lawyer Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento, artists accused of using the legal system as a space for performance and the notion that art is a commodity.

The article announces that as of January 2015 the London, England-based lawyer Amal Clooney and her legal advice on the Parthenon Marble Classical Greek marble sculptures are being paid for by an unidentified Greek shipping tycoon, not the Greek government.

The article briefly examines how Italy's "art bonus" law, which aims to promote private investment in the nation's cultural heritage, will be allowing the restoration of the Ancient Roman arena in Verona, Italy, to be financed by the Fondazione Cariverona and UniCredit bank.

The article discusses two proposed art laws that have been defeated after the inauguration of the 114th Congress in Washington, D.C., including an effort to establish resale royalty for visual art (the Resale Royalties Too Act) and legislation to safeguard works of art from being seized on U.S. soil.

The article announces that the financier Ronald Perelman's fraud claim against the art dealer Larry Gagosian has been dismissed by an appeals court in New York state, dealing with topics including the contemporary art market, the fiduciary duties of art dealers and the 2009-2011 artwork "Popeye," by Jeff Koons.

The article discusses a legal battle surrounding an art exhibition to be held at the National Garden of Athens, located in Athens, Greece, dealing with topics including how the exhibition is backed by the art collector Dimitris Daskalopoulos, how the exhibition will feature contemporary art and accusations that the event will be privatising a public park.

The article announces that the Miami, Florida-based street artist David Anasagasti (also known as Ahol Sniffs Glue) has reached a confidential settlement with the clothing company American Eagle Outfitters, which had a spring advertising campaign centered around his "Ocean Grown" mural in Miami, Florida.

The article examines the lawyer Amal Clooney and how she may or may not be working for the Greek government, dealing with topics including her legal firm Doughty Street Chambers, Greece's problems with a loan from the British Museum and the UK (United Kingdom) Museums Association.

The article discusses how Republican control of the U.S. Congress could potentially impact art legislation in the U.S. and focuses on legislation related to areas including the sale of ivory antiquities, the real-estate tax strategy known as a 1031 exchange, and resale royalties for artists.

The article discusses the increased use of contracts in the art industry and art law topics including right of first refusal, "no auction" clauses, and the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and the application of this code to the sale and purchase of art works.

The article discusses the use of contracts in in the art world, including in the collecting of art, the exhibition of work, and selling of art.

An opinion piece is presented regarding a New York State law banning the sale of ivory carvings, in an effort to stop elephant poaching in Africa. Topics discussed include the role of China in the ivory market, the purchasing habits of Chinese ivory collectors, and an argument that resources for stopping the extinction of African elephants should be redirected to better attain this goal.

The article discusses the efforts of the Greek government to have sculptures returned to them, which are located in the British Museum in London, England but were originally part of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Topics discussed include the legal questions involved in these efforts, the potential of the sculptures being lent back to Greece, and possible damage caused to the sculptures when they were cleaned in the 1930s.

The article reports that the moot court competition held by DePaul University College of Law and the Lawyer's Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation on November 24, 2014 will focus on the Visual Artists Rights Act (Vara) of 1990 and First and Fifth Amendment challenges to the law.

The article reports a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit related to taxes on art works that are part-owned.

The article discusses legal issues for art collectors to consider, with a focus on a lawsuit brought against art gallery Knoedler gallery, breach of warranty, and allegations that the gallery knowingly sold a painting said to be by artist Jackson Pollock, but which had not been authenticated.

The article announces that the Marfa, Texas-based conceptual storefront and public art installation "Prada Marfa," by the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, has been designated as an art museum in an effort to prevent its removal after it was deemed an illegal roadside advertisement.

The article offers information on a 2014 decision made in the Supreme Court in New York City regarding art forgery cases, dealing with topics including how the ruling will impact collectors looking to challenge the authenticity of artworks, how the ruling in the case is related to the "chain of custody" and a 2013 lawsuit regarding a fake painting by Milton Avery. INSET: 'If they are forgeries, when were they forged?'.

In this article, the author reflects upon an effort to introduce a U.S. federal law granting resale royalties to artists as of 2014. Particular focus is given to how the law relates to the California Resale Royalty Act of 1976. Details relating to profits made by the art collector and taxi mogul Robert Scull in 1973 on a work by the artist Robert Rauschenberg are also offered.

The article examines an October 2013 federal court decision that took place in Munich, Germany, and describes how it was expected to establish legal guidelines that would put more responsibility on art auction houses when they were found to have sold fake artworks.

The article discusses the Vancouver, British Columbia-based art gallery Frans Wynans Fine Arts, which is suing the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts over photographs of hockey player Wayne Gretzky that were sold online at the auction house Christie's in 2013.

The article discusses news that Jane Holzer, a muse of artist Andy Warhol, has sued New York City art dealer Stephan Stoyanov for violating a payment agreement.

The article focuses on the proposed American legislation known as the Equity for Visual Artists Act of 2011, which was introduced by New York representative Jerrold Nadler and concerns resale royalties on artworks that sell on the secondary market.

The article focuses on a ruling in Germany's supreme court that states the Museum Schloss Moyland in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany had the right to display photographs of a 1964 performance by artist Joseph Beuys despite objection from his wife, Eva Beuys, who argued the museum breached copyright.

The article announces that in March 2013 a York, England-based court tribunal ruled that capital gains tax was not due on the profits made from selling the painting "Omai," by Joshua Reynolds as it should be regarded as "plant" (industrial equipment).

The article discusses the annual conference hosted by the American Law Institute and the Smithsonian Institution, which was held in Chicago, Illinois, from April 10-12, 2013. Particular focus is given to how the conference aimed to examine the most pressing legal issues facing U.S.-based cultural institutions. Topics examined at the conference included authentication, exhibition copies and building projects.

The article focuses on a ruling by the New York federal court that discusses the selling and purchasing of forged art after a lawsuit between the gallery ACA and Joseph Kinney, who was accused of selling a fake painting by Milton Avery.

The article discusses the ruling of a commercial court case in Paris, France between Swiss art dealer Pierre Huber and the Parisian gallery owner Enrico Navarra.

The article discusses a ponzi-scheme initiated by the former American National Football League (NFL) player Russell Allen Erxleben in which he claimed to claimed to be associated with the company Gauguin Partners and gathered money from investors in an effort to authenticate the painting "The Sorcerer of Hiva," allegedly by the artist Paul Gauguin.

In a letter to the editor, the author comments on an article in the January 2013 issue of "The Art Newspaper" which discussed the Government Indemnity Scheme and its relation to the value placed on artworks lent to museums or galleries in Great Britain.

The article discusses a lawsuit filed by the subject of a video created by video artist Matthias Fritsch and the limitations the ruling of this lawsuit could put on the freedom of art in Germany.

The article focuses on the issue of fraud in internet sales of art and discusses the difficulty of gathering evidence, the danger of vague descriptions on online items and other ways criminals behave online, such as taking payments without sending purchased art and bidding for their own items.

The article examines the legal implications of the U.S.'s clampdown on antiquities imports as of October 2012, dealing with topics including how this is impacting the ancient coin trade, how the restrictions are influencing international trade and insights from the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild. INSET: Change or no change? The history of a dispute.

The article examines how Italy's attempts to combat tax avoidance as of October 2012 are impacting the art market and includes information on how the Italian revenue police (Guardia di Finanza) will be investigating 35 art businesses including galleries and auction houses.

The article discusses the March 2012 "Legal Issues in Museum Administration" conference held in San Francisco, California. The conference featured discussion about copyright issues related to museums' promotion of their art collections through the Google Art Project and social media websites. The conference also featured a discussion about legal issues of charitable gifts to museums.