skills/legal/art-law-summaries/SKILL.md
Generates structured U.S. art law summaries with Bluebook citations, doctrinal analysis, and stakeholder guidance. Use when researching art law precedents, advising on art transactions, preparing for art market litigation, or surveying a doctrine or statute across ownership, provenance, copyright, VARA, NAGPRA, authentication, NFTs, or AI-generated art.
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Produces structured art law research with case citations, holdings, reasoning, and stakeholder-specific guidance across major art market legal categories.
Gather before generating:
| Area | Key Authorities | Common Disputes |
|------|----------------|-----------------|
| Ownership & Title | UCC Art. 2; state property law | Stolen art recovery, estate disputes, consignment |
| Provenance & Holocaust Claims | HEAR Act (2016); FSIA | Chain-of-title gaps, good-faith purchaser, SOL revival |
| Copyright & Moral Rights | 17 U.S.C. §§ 101–1332; VARA § 106A | Reproduction, site-specific destruction, waiver scope |
| Cultural Heritage | NAGPRA (25 U.S.C. §§ 3001–3013); UNESCO 1970; UNIDROIT 1995 | Patrimony claims, museum deaccessions, export restrictions |
| Authentication | Common law fraud; UCC § 2-312 | Expert liability, catalogue raisonné disputes, forgery |
| Digital Art & NFTs | No settled federal framework [VERIFY] | Ownership vs. license, smart contract enforceability |
| AI-Generated Art | Copyright Office guidance (2023–present) [VERIFY] | Authorship threshold, training data infringement |
| AML Compliance | AML Act of 2020 (31 U.S.C. § 5312) | Dealer reporting, beneficial ownership |
Use this template for each landmark case:
**[Case Name]**, [Bluebook Citation]
Court: [Jurisdiction / Level] | Year: [YYYY]
Facts: [2–3 sentences]
Issue: [Legal question presented]
Holding: [Court's ruling]
Reasoning: [Key doctrine or test applied]
Takeaway: [Practical implication for stakeholder]
Status: [Good law | Distinguished by X | Overruled by Y]
Artists — Copyright registration timing; VARA scope (visual art, editions ≤200, written waiver required); destruction claims per Carter v. Helmsley-Spear [VERIFY]; gallery contract terms (exclusivity, consignment, resale royalties).
Galleries & Dealers — Provenance due diligence (Art Loss Register, INTERPOL, Getty Provenance Index); consignment essentials (title retention, insurance, authority-to-sell); buyer disclosure and UCC § 2-312 warranty [VERIFY]; AML reporting thresholds.
Collectors — Acquisition docs (bill of sale, provenance, export/import certificates); forgery recourse (contractual vs. statutory); estate planning (IRC § 170 appraisal, charitable contributions, fractional interests).
| Issue | Status | Key Authority |
|-------|--------|---------------|
| NFT ownership vs. license | Unsettled | No controlling precedent [VERIFY] |
| AI-art copyright | Evolving | Copyright Office guidance; Thaler [VERIFY] |
| Art market AML reporting | Active | AML Act of 2020; FinCEN rulemaking |
| Climate & cultural heritage | Framework stage | UNESCO 1972 World Heritage Convention |
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