Leila Amineddoleh's letter to the editor appeared in the NY Times this week. With renewed interest in the marbles due to Amal Clooney's involvement and the recent loan to the Hermitage, I took the opportunity to share some of my views on cultural heritage's most hotly...
Art and IP Law Blog
Destruction, Looting of Antiquities in War-Torn Middle East
It is clear from satellite images of antiquities-rich ancient sites that Syria is being looted. ISIS is destroying pre-Islamic work of arts and selling valuable items on the international black market, eliminating the archaeological context of these objects. As cited...
For the past few years I've worked w/ a family to return an antiquities collection to Jordan. Last night, the Jordanian Ambassador and other high-ranking diplomats honored my clients during a ceremony in DC celebrating Royal Jordanian Airline's new direct route b/w DC and Amman
Leila chatted with the @AP about the controversial sale at Christie's, namely potential copyright infringement and its implications for the art market.
Christie's launched "Augmented Intelligence," the 1st time a major auction house has held an auction of all AI-generated art. I spoke w/ @AP about the controversial sale, and why artists are protesting it (potential infringement of IP rights). https://apnews.com/video/christies-ai-generated-art-auction-sparks-copyright-concerns-and-artist-protests-d422ad0e1eeb420da16a78e0fe4d12b5
It was an honor to work on this matter to reach this wonderful solution. It is a wonderful example of how ethical museum practices build strong relationships with foreign governments. Thanks for the great reporting @BostonGlobe
We were thrilled to work on this important repatriation & loan agreement b/w Italy and the Worcester Art Museum b/c it's a wonderful example of how ethical museum practices build strong relationships with foreign governments. https://www.artandiplawfirm.com/news-repatriation-announcement/
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I had the honor of teaching a week-long course @CSMC_Hamburg in December. It was valuable engaging with scholars and experts at the university. I also presented information about the application of law to manuscripts and art, and gave this interview. Thank you @CSMC_Hamburg