A famous graffiti artist Banksy never admitted he is an author of his artworks. Except for the book “Wall and piece” (Century, The Random House Group Limited 2005). There on the intro page, he does claim authorship — “Against his better judgment, Banksy has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patent Act, 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.” Also Banksy’s well-known quote: “Copyright is for losers” has a copyright sign behind it. Yet, that’s where Intellectual property (further - IP) protection basically “ends” for graffiti artists, those “street vandals” damaging properties belonging to someone else, or… doesn’t it?

In this episode I would like to discuss graffiti and where does the legal protection stand in its respect.

Previous episodes of “Exploring the art market” podcast:

Episode 1 — Mediation of art-related disputes:

https://soundcloud.com/user-796059586/exploring_the_art_market_ep1_mediation_and_art

Episode 2 — Art market bubbles:

https://soundcloud.com/user-796059586/exploring_the_art_market_ep2_art_market_bubbles

Episode 3 — Value of art

https://soundcloud.com/user-796059586/exploring_the_art_market_ep3_value_of_art

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