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US Judge rules against copyright protection for AI-generated art

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A US Judge has ruled that art produced using artificial intelligence is not eligible for copyright protection, with the lack of “human involvement” being central to the issue. Over the past few years there has been a monumental increase in the quantity of AI-generated art, alongside the rise in the popularity of generative platforms such as OpenAI Inc., Midjourney, and others. As a result, there has been a similar increase in applications being made for copyright protection and it is evident that until recently the US Copyright Office were not entirely sure how to respond to such applications.

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The Met purchases rare nineteenth-century painting which has suffered from overpainting for years

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York announced that they had purchased an important nineteenth-century painting attributed to Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans. The painting is the first naturalistic portrait of a named Black subject in an American landscape to enter the museum’s collection. Betty Kornhauser, curator for American paintings at the Met enthused “I’ve been wanting to add such a work to the Met’s collection for the past 10 years, and this is the extraordinary work that appeared.”

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NFTs released of infamous Salvator Mundi

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Since its sale at Christie’s in 2017, Leonardo’s Salvator Mundi has been the subject of ongoing debate and questions. In 2021, curators at the Prado announced their doubts over the attribution in their exhibition catalogue for ‘Leonardo and the copy of the Mona Lisa. New Approaches to the artist’s studio practices’. In 2019, the Louvre controversially pulled the painting from their Leonardo da Vinci exhibition.

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Australian National Gallery returns stolen bronzes to Cambodia

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The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) will repatriate three looted bronze sculptures to Cambodia, following a decade-long investigation. Cambodian ambassador Dr. Chanborey Cheunboran declared: “this is an historic occasion and an important step towards rectifying past injustices, reinforcing the value of cultural properties, and acknowledging the importance of preserving and protecting cultural heritage.”

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Battle of the Barbies: artist fights Mattel’s pink trademark

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British artist Stuart Semple has released a new ultra-fluorescent pink paint, dubbed “Pinkie – The Barbiest Pink”, in response to Mattel’s trademark on “Barbie Pink”. Semple’s protest takes place just as Greta Gerwig’s hotly anticipated Barbie movie hits the big screen on 21 July. “Nature has already made all the colours, and corporations claiming them is just completely and utterly ridiculous,” said Semple.

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Glasgow’s Burrell Collection wins Art Fund Museum of the Year 2023

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The Burrell Collection on the outskirts of Glasgow in Pollok Country Park has been awarded the prestigious Art Fund Museum of the Year award, which comes with the generous prize money of £120,000. The Scottish museum has beaten finalists Leighton House and the Natural History Museum in London, The MAC in Belfast and the Scapa Flow Museum in Orkney, although each of these institutions received £15,000 for their spot as runner up.

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