1. Graffiti as Copyright Flash Point.
- Author
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FEUER, ALAN
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COPYRIGHT lawsuits , *COPYRIGHT of art , *MURAL art , *AUTOMOBILE advertising , *ADVERTISING campaigns , *ACTIONS & defenses (Law) ,UNITED States district courts - Abstract
The article discusses a U.S. copyright infringement lawsuit filed by graffiti artist Adrian Falkner against automaker General Motors Co. after it used his mural in a Cadillac advertising campaign. The company posted images of the mural on its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts without the artist's knowledge or consent. The Federal District Court in Los Angeles, California, will hear the case.
- Published
- 2018