Legal experts advise negotiating terms upfront and giving artists a 90-day notice before destroying a work of art in order to avoid running afoul of the Visual Artists Rights Act
US Supreme Court declines to consider appeal from G&M Realty arguing that $6.75M lower court ruling violated property owner's due process rights
NYC-based G&M Realty is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ruling that awarded $6.7M to artists whose work at the iconic 5pointz graffiti Mecca was destroyed after the developer whitewashed the building as it sought to convert the property into condos
Twenty-one artists will be awarded $6.75M nearly 7 years after suing developer Gerald Wolkoff for whitewashing their work at graffiti art mecca 5Pointz
A landmark verdict in a case that could forever change how building owners treat the artwork on their properties