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Art collectors, take note: if you wish to sell one or more of your artworks by way of auction, you may be surprised to learn that the consignment agreement you receive from a major auction house, such as Sotheby’s or Christie’s, is not set in stone: that boiler-plate language you are handed is amenable to modification in your favour in terms of both legal issues and aspects of the deal itself.

On 19 March 2014, the England and Wales Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in "HMRC v The Executors of Lord Howard of Henderskelfe".

A properly functioning secondary ticket market benefits fans by providing access to tickets for the events they want to see, and in turn helps purchasers sell on tickets they can no longer use.

A mighty fall out between two old friends has given us a rare insight into private sales of valuable paintings at the highest levels, a reminder of the importance of properly documenting agreements...

Director, Mariana Enevoldsen explains how Ocorian has supported the Guernsey-registered Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited in bringing an entirely new asset class to the London...

Over recent years, the art market has drawn increasing interest from organised crime and terrorist groups seeking to identify ways to launder the proceeds of crime and fund their illicit activities.

Unregistered Community designs (UCDs) became available in 2002 via the Community Designs Regulation as a new kind of short term protection (3 years)

The Glastonbury Festival is back, and so are the top-tier international music stars! This year, the legendary Pyramid Stage will feature performances by some of the most famous rock and pop stars from around the world.

Mr Bauer was the owner in France of the Pissarro painting La Cueillette or La récolte des pois. In 1943, on the order of the General Commissariat for Jewish Affairs, the painting was confiscated from Mr Bauer by an...

Buying and owning art can be one of life's greatest joys. But while the drive to own art is often fuelled by an emotional connection with a piece or the prospect of holding a lucrative investment,...

Earlier this year, a US district court in New York ruled that ReDigi, the operator of an online marketplace for pre-owned music downloads, was liable for copyright infringement.

As EU law stands, evergreen hits of the early '60s (such as the Beatles catalogue) will soon lose copyright protection. The copyright term for sound recordings lasts only 50 years in EU member states, compared with 95 years in the US.

Following the announcement of the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, on 18 May the general reopening finally started. If this news could help with dealing with these hard times, allowing us to...

The High Court of England and Wales has issued a judgment on the patentability of AI both in respect of its exclusion from patentable subject matter and in relation to whether the AI in question...

Music does not just accompany us on our way to work. It is present in almost every area of our daily lives. Whether in film and entertainment, the fashion industry...

On a personal level – Tillmans encompasses everything I am passionate about: engagement with today's political discourse; contemporary photography that sheds a new light on perhaps...

Ed Sheeran is no stranger to copyright claims.

A recent case, Crosstown v Rive Droite, upheld a reversion of copyright to songwriters – widely regarded as a bad move if you are a publisher.