Many different areas of law are encompassed within the field of Art Law. It encompasses Contracts, Copyright and Trademark law, along with First Amendment issues and International War Treaties.
If you are stuck on finding a research topic, this is a list of hot topics in Art Law that might interest you.
                    
        
            Mastering Art Law
        
                    
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This work tracks all art law casebooks. It deals with the rights and responsibilities of artists and collectors in areas such as freedom of expression, copyright, moral rights, and tax. It treats commercial dealings in art, such as authentication or ownership of the work (including litigation problems), and commercial relationships between artists, collectors, dealers, auction houses and financiers, as well as legal problems of museums. Preservation of art in war is discussed, as well as its movement across national boundaries and historic preservation, the ownership of artifacts found on land or underwater, and Native American items.