Legal
NFTnews
NFTs recognised as ‘legal property’ in landmark case
Victims of NFT thefts are now likely to have greater protection in the UK—though other jurisdictions are lagging behind
Photographynews
New Twitter safety rules banning non-consensual imagery branded 'a declaration of war against photojournalists'
Social media giant will now delete published images and videos that violate a person's privacy—a move that could prove detrimental to news reporting
Art marketnews
The socialite collectors, the $700,000 Cecily Brown painting and the first-refusal contract—lawsuit reveals secret machinations of the art world
Chinese collector Michael Xufu Huang was covertly buying works on behalf of the Monaco-based Federico Castro Debernardi for a 10% commission. But then he got stung
Bitterly contested trove of Crimean gold artefacts must return to Ukraine, not Russia, Dutch court rules
Ancient artefacts were on loan to Amsterdam museum when Crimea was annexed in 2014
Art marketnews
Douglas Chrismas arrested for allegedly embezzling over $260,000 from Ace Gallery’s bankruptcy estate
Chrismas, who founded the Los Angeles gallery in 1967, is accused of embezzling the funds while acting as the estate’s trustee and custodian