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Intellectual Property

Feb. 7, 2017

Judge orders mural returned

The judge found the bar owners who tried to sell the work could not claim ownership.

By Steven Crighton
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A district judge on Thursday ordered a mural painted on a bar's outside wall returned to its creator, after the bar owners attempted to divide the mural and sell them as unique works in what the judge considered a likely violation of copyright.

The order came as part of a settlement agreement between graffiti artist Marquis Lewis, known professionally as RETNA, and Mik...

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