Archive of Henry Lydiate‘s Artlaw column, published in Art Monthly since 1976. Have a legal question about your career? Check our Directory or send us a legal query.
GenAI
During 2026, governments worldwide are consulting on possible new policies and legislation aimed at keeping pace with the impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI). Consultations are intensifying, as authors and governments continue their dialogue to find solutions that strike…
Friends Like These
Ant and Dec were the subject of mainstream news reporting in March 2026. Not because of typical media interest in their latest escapades as well known TV presenters. But due to their achievement of a significant ruling…
Copyright and AI Consultation
The year is barely a month old and already 2025 is being variously described by digital technologists worldwide as: ‘A Year of AI Hype and Quiet Evolution’, ‘Maybe the Year of AI Legislation: Will We See…
AI Authorship
Do Androids Dream of Electric Copyright? This allusion to the title of Philip K Dick’s 1968 dystopian novel, on which the 1982 film Blade Runner was based, is the playful title of a scholarly paper about authorship of…
AI Art Tools
In January 2023 an unprecedented lawsuit was filed in a US Federal Court by three US based visual artists. It is a ‘class action’ comprising separate claims by three artists, who bound themselves into a single lawsuit…