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New Graffiti Copyright Lawsuit Continues Growing Trend

Posted by Nicholas O'Donnell on January 28, 2015 at 7:54 AM

News came last week that another lawsuit has been filed over allegations of misappropriation of graffiti images. In this case, as summarized nicely by Cait Munro on ArtNet (I haven’t seen the complaint yet), graffiti artist Craig Anthony Miller:

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Topics: Craig Anthony Miller, "Elephant Mural", Graffiti Art, Visual Artists Rights Act, VARA, Toll Brothers, Copyright, 5Pointz, Cait Munro, ArtNet

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