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Taxing times: private museums under scrutiny by US government
THE ART NEWSPAPER | by JULIA HALPERIN Who benefits most from tax breaks on private art museums: patrons or the public? The US government is scrutinising the tax-exempt status of private museums and questioning whether some institutions benefit their wealthy founders...
European Copyright Reform Could Restrict Photography in Public Spaces
As copyright legislation in the U.S. has often been modeled after precedents in the U.K. and Europe, this most recent European reform should be of interest to many of us. HYPERALLERGIC | by ALLISON MEIER Restrictions on photographing or filming copyrighted art,...
Mitigating Obstacles
The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) recently invited me to write a short piece for their "Strictly Business" blog, a multi-author blog featuring over 30 regular contributors and frequent guest experts. For professional still and motion photographers,...
“NY State Senate Passes Bill Protecting Art Authenticators from Bogus Lawsuits”
HYPERALLERGIC | By LAURA C. MALLONEE Art authenticators can finally breathe a sigh of relief: on Monday, the New York State Senate passed much-anticipated legislation that protects them from frivolous libel lawsuits. Act S1229A states that only “valid, verifiable...
art NXT level
In spring 2015, I was interviewed by Sergio Gomez, an artist and co-founder of art NXT level—a resource aimed at helping "committed artists design a practical and balanced path to experience a fulfilling art practice." On their site, artists can find "tools,...
“Tax Break Used by Investors in Flipping Art Faces Scrutiny”
NEW YORK TIMES | GRAHAM BOWLEY Introduced in the 1920s to ease the tax burden of farmers who wanted to swap property, it soon became a tool for real estate investors flipping, say, office buildings for shopping malls. Now, this little-known provision in the tax code,...
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