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Copyright, Moral Rights and Other Issues
| Case Name | Date Ended |
Jurisdiction | Object in Dispute | Claims/ Legal Issues |
Decision/ Settlement |
| Agence France Presse (AFP) v. Morel | 2014 | Federal | Photographs capturing the aftermath of a 2010 Haitian earthquake. | Declaratory Action | Judgment for Defendant(s) in part |
| Allen v. Cooper | 2022 | Federal | Photograph of Queen Anne’s Revenge | Copyright Infringement | Dismissed |
| Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Goldsmith | Pending | Federal | Lynn Goldsmith Photograph and Andy Warhol screen print | Copyright Infringement | Pending |
| Bauret v. Koons | 2017 | International | Jean-François Bauret photograph and Jeff Koons sculpture | Copyright Infringement | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Beaulieu v. United States | 2006 | Federal | Exhibition catalogue of painter Vuillard | Copyright Infringement | Settled |
| Blanch v. Koons | 2006 | Federal | Koons collage painting: Niagara | Copyright Infringement | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel | 1999 | Federal | CD-ROMs containing digital reproductions of European master paintings | Copyright Infringement | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Broughel v. Battery Conservancy | 2011 | Federal | Acquatic Carousel Model | Copyright Infringement | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Camoin v. Carco (Affaire Camoin) | 1931 | International | Various works by Charles Camoin | Moral Rights | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Campbell v. Koons & Sonnabend Gallery | 1993 | Federal | Jeff Koons’ "Ushering in Banality" | Copyright Infringement | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Cariou v. Prince | 2014 | Federal | Photograph by Patrick Cariou; Appropriation by Richard Prince | Copyright Infringement | Litigated, subsequently settled |
| Carter v. Helmsley-Spear, Inc. | 1995 | Federal | Walk-through sculpture in building lobby | Moral Rights | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Chihuly v. Kaindl | 2006 | Federal | Glass Sculpture: "Intense Red and Yellow Persian Set" by Dale Chihuly and alleged knockoff sold by Robert Kaindl | Copyright Infringement | Litigated, subsequently settled |
| Cohen v. G&M Realty (5Pointz Case) | 2018 | Federal | Graffiti art at the 5Pointz complex | Moral Rights | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid | 1991 | Federal | Third World America | Copyright Infringement | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Craig v. Princeton Enterprises, LLC | 2017 | Federal | The Illuminated Mural | Moral Rights | Settled |
| Croak v. Saatchi & Saatchi | 2016 | Federal | Pegasus, Some Love Hurts More Than Others | Copyright Infringement | Dismissed |
| Davidovici v. Koons | 2021 | International | Jeff Koons Banality series | Copyright Infringement | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Davidson v. United States (Statue of Liberty Case) | 2018 | Federal | Statue of Liberty Stamp | Copyright Infringement | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Estate of Robert Graham v. Sotheby's; Sam Francis Foundation v. Christie's | 2020 | Federal | Works by artists Chuck Close, Laddie John Dill and Robert Graham | Resale Rights | Other |
| Estate of Vivian Maier v. Goldstein | 2019 | Federal | Black and white photograph of Vivian Maier. | Copyright Infringement | Settled |
| Fairey v. The Associated Press | 2011 | Federal | Shepard Fairey "Obama Hope" Images | Copyright Infringement | Litigated, subsequently settled |
| Franklin Mint v. National Wildlife Art Exchange | 1978 | Federal | Gilbert painting: Cardinals on Appleblossom | Copyright Infringement | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Fuantes v. Atlan & Poliéri | 2008 | International | Jean-Michel Atlan's "Compostition" | Moral Rights | Affirmed in Part |
| Gaylord v. United States | 2013 | Federal | 2003 Postage stamp featuring Frank Gaylord sculpture, The Column | Copyright Infringement | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Graham v. Prince et al. (consolidated with McNatt v. Prince et al.) | 2024 | Federal | Portrait of Kim Gordon (left) and Portrait of Rastajay92 (right) | Copyright Infringement | Pending |
| Guino v. Beseder, Inc. | 2008 | Federal | Renoir and Guino, Grande laveuse, 1917 | Copyright Infringement | Affirmed |
| Hart v. Warner Brothers | 1998 | Federal | Relief sculpture on Cathedral in Washington, D.C. | Copyright Infringement | Litigated, subsequently settled |
| Heritage Capital Corp. v. Christie’s | 2017 | Federal | Images from Heritage Auctions website | Copyright Infringement | Dismissed |
| In re Barnes Foundation | 2012 | State | Barnes Foundation Gallery | Estate/Probate Dispute | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Jancou Fine Art, Ltd. v. Sotheby's and Noland | 2013 | State | "Cowboys Milking" | Moral Rights | Judgment for Defendant(s) in part |
| Kammeyer v. United States Army Corps of Engineers | 2022 | Federal | Bicentennial Freedom Mural | Moral Rights | Dismissed |
| Kelley v. Chicago Park District | 2011 | Federal | Chicago Wildflower Works I by Chapman Kelley | Moral Rights | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Kerson v. Vermont Law School | 2023 | Federal | Vermont, The Underground Railroad and Vermont and the Fugitive Slave. | Moral Rights | Pending |
| Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | 2016 | Federal | Textbooks made and sold overseas | Copyright Infringement | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Leibovitz v. Paramount Pictures Corp. | 2000 | Federal | Demi Moore Vanity Fair Cover | Fair Use | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Leigh v. Warner Brothers, Inc. | 2000 | Federal | Midnight, Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia | Copyright Infringement | Settled |
| Lipsky v. Spanierman Gallery, LLC | Pending | State | Pat Lipsky Stain Painting | Tort | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Marano v. The Metropolitan Museum of Art | 2021 | Federal | Photograph of guitarist Eddie Van Halen with Frankenstein guitar | Copyright Infringement | Dismissed |
| Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc. v. Büchel | 2010 | Federal | Christoph Büchel Installation Exhibit | Moral Rights | Dismissed |
| Mattel, Inc. v. Walking Mountain Productions | 2004 | Federal | Barbie Enchiladas | Copyright Infringement | Affirmed |
| Mercedes Benz, USA, LLC v. Lewis et al. | 2020 | Federal | Mural | Declaratory Action | Dismissed |
| Moi v. Chihuly | 2021 | Federal | Painting | Copyright Infringement | Affirmed |
| Morford v. Cattelan | Pending | Federal | Comedian (2019) | Copyright Infringement | Pending |
| Morgan Art Foundation v. McKenzie (Robert Indiana cases) | Pending | Federal | Robert Indiana works | Copyright Infringement | Pending |
| Morris v. Guetta, et al. | 2013 | Federal | Sid Vicious | Copyright Infringement | Settled |
| Mueller v. Michael Janssen Gallery | 2016 | Federal | Cady Noland, Log Cabin, 1990 | Breach of Contract | Dismissed |
| Noland v. Janssen | 2020 | Federal | Log Cabin | Copyright Infringement | Dismissed |
| Phillips v. Pembroke Real Estate, Inc. | 2006 | Federal | Site-specific art in Boston public park | Moral Rights | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Pushman v. New York Graphic Society, Inc. | 1942 | State | Painting by Hovsep Pushman | Copyright Infringement | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Rentmeester v. Nike, Inc. | 2018 | Federal | Michael Jordan photographs and Jumpman Logo | Copyright Infringement | Dismissed |
| Restellini v. Wildenstein Plattner Institute | Pending | Federal | Modigliani catalogue raisonné | Copyright Infringement | Pending |
| Ringgold v. Black Entertainment Television | 1998 | Federal | Ringold quilt: Church Picnic Story Quilt | Copyright Infringement | Dismissed |
| Rockwell v. Trustees of the Berkshire Museum | 2018 | State | 40 pieces from museum's permanent collection | Breach of Fiduciary Duty | Settled |
| Rogers v. Koons | 1993 | Federal | Koons sculpture: String of Puppies | Copyright Infringement | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Rouault v. Vollard | 1947 | International | Rouault paintings | Moral Rights | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Shaw Family Archives v. Marilyn Monroe LLC | 2007 | Federal | Marilyn Monroe name, likeness, and image | Resale Rights | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Sicre de Fontbrune v. Wofsy | Pending | Federal | Zervos Catalogue Cover, Vol. 17 | Fair Use | Pending |
| Sobel v. Eggleston | 2013 | Federal | William Eggleston Photograph | Misrepresentation | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Société Art Conception Réalisation (SARL) v. Mme. Veuve Foujita | 1990 | International | Various works by Leonard Tsugouharu Foujita | Copyright Infringement | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Industries | 1987 | Federal | Movie poster for Moscow on the Hudson | Copyright Infringement | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| United States v. Boone | 2019 | Federal | Mary Boone's art gallery | Tax Law Violation | Guilty Plea |