Saturday, October 21, 2017

"More than a dozen artists packed into a federal courtroom on Wednesday to watch as lawyers debated whether the destruction of their murals was a violation of their rights."

Artnet's Eileen Kinsella has a report on the 5Pointz VARA trial, now underway in Brooklyn.

Most of the commentary focuses on the question whether these works are of "recognized stature," as VARA requires, but I've always been more interested in hearing the plaintiffs' damages theory.