Banksy's Prisoner on Reading Gaol
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What Banksy teaches us about art ownership
Think the elusive artist has automatic rights to their famous murals? It’s a bit more complicated than that. Jack Martin and Kate Johnson break it down.
In law, land includes buildings and fixtures. Once something is painted on a wall, it becomes part of the land. A work created by Banksy on a wall belongs to the landowner.
That means Banksy’s p...
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