Law
Sony leaks shed light on Gursky’s licensing battle over super heroes
Gagosian Gallery and six Hollywood execs in months of negotiations to use images of Superman, Iron Man and Spiderman <br>
Oklahoma politicians scold university museum over possible Nazi loot
State’s House of Representatives urges Fred Jones Jr Museum of Art to step up its provenance research
When did art insurance become cut throat?
Poaching leads Willis to get injunction and accuse JLT of conspiracy
Art collection of bankrupt German art consultancy to go under hammer
Sale of more than 2,000 works from Helge Achenbach's company expected to fetch between €3m and €4.5m
Russian artist named a 'prisoner of conscience' by Amnesty International has been released
Artyom Loskutov was jailed by Siberian police after organising a May Day counter-march
Will California collectors take their secondary market business out of state?
Panel of federal judges say 5% resale royalty law can only apply to works sold within California
How to get on with artists, handle mergers and avoid lawsuits
Legal conference tackles issues facing US museums, from commissioning work to developing diversity
Chaos in the courts as insurers fight to recover Superstorm Sandy losses
Three lawsuits allege that a storage facility company, a subsidiary of Christie’s, failed to take proper precautions, despite urgent warnings
California’s capital city pooh-poohs Koons’s $8m piglet
Work commissioned under Percent for Art causes controversy as the public and politicians across the US criticise the scheme
French minister shakes up auction regulation
New law would dilute powers of the “commissaires-priseurs” system and give responsibility to non-experts
Change in governance at Luxembourg Freeport after Swiss investor’s arrest
Yves Bouvier is reportedly to be replaced by a group of independent directors
Facebook now likes nudity—but only in art
Ruling in France over work by Courbet may have influenced change in “community standards”
Artist wins case against neighbours he secretly photographed
Appellate Court upholds First Amendment rights but encourages stricter privacy laws in future
US refusal to protect Cuban art threatens Bronx Museum show
Ambitious joint venture between New York and Havana at risk as State Department remains unwilling to grant immunity from seizure for Cuban loans
California court says Cranach suit can go ahead
Statute of limitations does not apply in Goudstikker heirs’ claim against Norton Simon Museum, ruling finds<br>
Trust no one: victory for Gagosian in two-year case
Court concludes that dealers’ statements of value are legally meaningless
Gagosian and Perelman urged to settle dispute
Many famous figures of the art world are caught up in the drama
Knoedler cases to investigate who should be blamed for neglecting to exercise due diligence
Court papers raise the question of who should have spotted fakes
US groups urge fast broadband for all as online plans threaten access to art
Proposed “two-tier” internet could leave artists with inadequate technology, while wealthy content providers get super-fast connections
Spanish brothers implicated in sale of fakes to Knoedler & Co to be extradited
Spain have consented to sending José Carlos and Jesús Ángel Bergantiños back to the US where they can be charged
Chain of custody ruling could change the legal landscape for art forgery cases in New York
Establishing the defendant is at fault just got that much trickier