Protecting Art In The Street

There has recently been a sharp increase in cases where corporations have been sued by street and graffiti artists because their artworks had been used and exploited without the artists' authorisation, for example in advertising campaigns, as backdrops in promotional videos, or as decorating elements of products. This trend shows and confirms that these forms of art are vulnerable. They are actually more exposed to unauthorised exploitation (and destruction as well) than works of fine art, because they are placed in the public eye. Protecting Art in the Street aims at guiding artists through a short journey into copyright issues of street art and graffiti. By using words and images, this book tries to give short answers to some basic legal questions that street artists and graffiti writers often ask.

Recent s-a inregistrat o crestere accentuata a cazurilor in care corporatiile au fost trimise in judecata de artisti de strada si graffiti, deoarece operele lor au fost utilizate si exploatate fara autorizatia artistilor, de exemplu in campanii publicitare, ca fundal in videoclipuri promotionale sau ca elemente de decorare a produse. Aceasta tendinta arata si confirma faptul ca aceste forme de arta sunt vulnerabile.