G.M. Used Graffiti in a Car Ad. Should the Artist Be Paid?; The New York Times, July 17, 2018

Alan Feuer, The New York Times; G.M. Used Graffiti in a Car Ad. Should the Artist Be Paid?


"The law, however, is struggling to catch up with the change in taste and culture, especially when it comes to the issue of when graffiti — an ephemeral form of art — deserves the safeguards of a copyright. This month a federal judge in California will entertain exactly that question as he hears oral arguments in a copyright lawsuit that could determine if graffiti wins new protections, or if companies can use it for commercial purposes without having to compensate the artists who create it."