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1 - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2025

John Henry Merryman
Affiliation:
Stanford Law School
Stephen K. Urice
Affiliation:
University of Miami School of Law
Simon J. Frankel
Affiliation:
Superior Court of California and Stanford Law School
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Chapter 1 introduces the reader to the wide range of issues at the intersection of law, ethics, and the world of visual arts. The chapter then considers two threshold legal and philosophical issues that repeatedly arise throughout the book: how can and should the law define what is art and who is an artist?

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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