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S1E21: Does my banana look like your banana? Intellectual property in the art world
Are copycat art pieces going to become a legal battleground?
Synopsis: The Straits Times takes a hard look at social issues of the day with guests.
Three years ago, Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan sold a banana duct-taped to a wall for a cool US$120,000 (S$167,000) at Art Basel Miami. But according to American artist Joe Morford, it was plagiarised from his own artwork of a duct-taped orange and banana.
Did Morford sufficiently prove that Cattelan's banana infringed his banana? And will a legal victory for Morford against Cattelan embolden others to proceed with similar legal actions against…
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