Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti
- The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part I Creativity in the Street Between Misappropriation and Destruction
- Section A A Sociological Perspective
- 1 A Set of Premises for the Scrutiny and Interpretation of Graffiti and Street Art
- 2 Graffiti and Street Art: Creative Practices Amid “Corporatization” and “Corporate Appropriation”
- 3 Decontextualisation of Street Art
- Section B Some Preliminary Legal and Policy Issues
- Part II National Legal Analyses
- Epilogue
3 - Decontextualisation of Street Art
from Section A - A Sociological Perspective
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 November 2019
- The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti
- The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part I Creativity in the Street Between Misappropriation and Destruction
- Section A A Sociological Perspective
- 1 A Set of Premises for the Scrutiny and Interpretation of Graffiti and Street Art
- 2 Graffiti and Street Art: Creative Practices Amid “Corporatization” and “Corporate Appropriation”
- 3 Decontextualisation of Street Art
- Section B Some Preliminary Legal and Policy Issues
- Part II National Legal Analyses
- Epilogue
Summary
The worlds of graffiti and street art are changing. Over the past fifteen years, institutions, corporations and the general public have increasingly taken an interest in these creative practices as legitimate forms of artistic and cultural expression. With this attention has come an influx of money, as collectors have bought up studio work by artists who also work in the street. Likewise, galleries, corporate brands, municipalities and others have sought to invest in – and capitalise on – the “urban cool” of graffiti and street art. This has been positive for some artists, who are now able to make a living from their work. However, the heightened interest has also brought to the fore questions about intellectual property in cases where expressions in different ways have been appropriated and commoditised without the author’s permission. A recent high-profile case involved the American graffiti writer Revok and the Swedish multinational fast fashion company H&M.
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