Intellectual Property
Sep. 5, 2019
Off the wall: street art and the law
Scofflaws no more, street artists are nowadays quick to invoke the proverbial long arm when their original work is coopted, exploited, or misappropriated by big tech and other corporate brands.





Scott Alan Burroughs
Partner
Doniger Burroughs APC
603 Rose Ave.
Venice , CA 90291
Phone: (310) 590-1820
Email: scott@donigerlawfirm.com
Doniger / Burroughs is an artists' rights boutique that has litigated numerous street art and other creative work cases. It has offices in Venice, California and Brooklyn, New York.
Laura Zaharia
Associate
Doniger / Burroughs APC
Email: lzaharia@donigerlawfirm.com
Doniger / Burroughs is an artists' rights boutique that has litigated numerous street art and other creative work cases. It has offices in Venice, California and Brooklyn, New York

Scofflaws no more, street artists are nowadays quick to invoke the proverbial long arm when their original work is coopted, exploited or misappropriated by big tech and other corporate brands. Make no mistake about it, those brands are looking to turn any ostensibly authentic moment into a #sponsored opportunity, and thanks to social media platforms like Instagram, doing so is as easy as clicking a button. And nothing is more authentic than street art, aka aerosol art...
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