Graffiti covers the walls of 5Pointz in Long Island City, where spray-painting on the walls is legal.

Can the Visual Artists Rights Act Save 5Pointz?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 21, 2013

A group of 5Pointz artists are suing to keep the building from being demolished. Jeannine Chanes is one of the attorneys for the artists, and she explains the arguments for why the Visual Artists Rights Act might apply artists' "moral rights" in this case.

 

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