Virtual fever, the new pandemic? News and Trends in Intellectual Property, Communications, Media, Technology, Art and Outer Space Law Conference
11 Oct - 12 Oct 2021
Session information
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the art world: is buying an NFT a safe bet?
Monday 11 October (1045 - 1200)
Committee(s)
Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
NFT’s have become the new trend in the art market and raise many legal questions for the parties involved. This workshop will be an open discussion about the legal issues at stake when selling or buying an NFT, from the artist’s rights to the collector’s estate. The discussion will include an analysis of recent NFT sales from the point of view of the artist and copyright holder, the auctioneer and gallery, and of the buyer.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Anne-Sophie Nardon | Borghese Associes, Paris, France; Co-Chair, Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee |
| Nicholas O'Donnell | Sullivan & Worcester, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Co-Chair, Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee |
Speakers
| Katharina Garbers-von Boehm | Büsing Müffelmann & Theye, Berlin, Germany; Communications Officer, Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee |
| Johann König | KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin, Germany |
| Martin Wilson | Phillips Auctioneers, London, England |