The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti

Brings together experts to provide the first comprehensive analysis of issues related to copyright in street art and graffiti.

Enrico Bonadio (Edited by)

9781108482332, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 7 November 2019

348 pages, 17 b/w illus.
26 x 18.3 x 2 cm, 0.88 kg

'The diverse group of legal experts … and art scholars … assembled present a broad spectrum of viewpoints on the intellectual property rights merited by street art and graffiti … The book is provocative and authoritative.' L. C. Duhon, Choice

In recent years, the number of conflicts related to the misuse of street art and graffiti has been on the rise around the world. Some cases involve claims of misappropriation related to corporate advertising campaigns, while others entail the destruction or 'surgical' removal of street art from the walls on which they were created. In this work, Enrico Bonadio brings together a group of experts to provide the first comprehensive analysis of issues related to copyright in street art and graffiti. Chapter authors shed light not only on the legal tools available in thirteen key jurisdictions for street and graffiti artists to object to unauthorized exploitations and unwanted treatments of their works, but also offer policy and sociological insights designed to spur further debate on whether and to what extent the street art and graffiti subcultures can benefit from copyright and moral rights protection.

Part I. Creativity in the Street Between Misappropriation and Destruction: The Role of Copyright and Moral Rights
Section 1. A Sociological Perspective: 1. A set of premises for the scrutiny and interpretation of graffiti and street art Heitor Alvelos
2. Graffiti and street art: creative practices amid 'corporatization' and 'corporate appropriation' Ronald Kramer
3. Decontextualisation of street art Peter Bengtsen
Section 2. Some Preliminary Legal and Policy Issues: 4. Copyright protection of illegal street and graffiti artworks Paula Westenberger
5. Conservation of street art, moral right of integrity and a web of conflicting interests Enrico Bonadio
6. Works and walls: graffiti writing and street art at the intersection of copyright and land law Marta Iljadica
Part II. National Legal Analysis: Section 1. Americas: 7. Street art, graffiti and copyright: a US perspective Enrico Bonadio
8. Graffiti, street art, walls, and the public in Canadian copyright law Pascale Chapdeleine
9. Copyright protection for graffiti and street art: a Colombian perspective Marcela Palacio Puerta
Section 2. Europe: 10. Street art, graffiti and copyright: a UK law perspective Enrico Bonadio
11. Graffiti, street art and copyright in France Shane Burke
12. Germany Marc Mimler
13. Copyright in street art and graffiti: an Italian perspective Enrico Bonadio and Gilberto Cavagna Di Gualdana
14. Copyright in street art and graffiti in The Netherlands Anke Moerland and Stéphanie De Potte
15. Copyright protection of street art and graffiti in Greece: intellectual property and personal property in conflict? Stavroula Karapapa
Section 3. Africa, Asia and Australasia: 16. Graffiti and street art under South African copyright law Tobias Schonwetter and Bram Van Wiele
17. Street art, graffiti, and Indian copyright law Nandita Saikia
18. Copyright in street art and graffiti: an Australian perspective Mark Davidson
19. Copyright, graffiti, and street art in Aotearoa New Zealand Jonathan Barrett
Epilogue. A contrasting opinion: 20. Copyright skepticism and street art: a contrasting opinion Andrea Baldini.

Subject Areas: Property law [LNS], Intellectual property law [LNR], Comparative law [LAM]