Copyright in the Street

Enrico Bonadio is Reader at City, University of London. He teaches, lectures and advises in the field of intellectual property (IP) law. He is editor of The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti (2019) and Non-Conventional Copyright – Do New and Atypical Works Deserve Protection? (2018). Enrico is also a street and graffiti art aficionado.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Creativity and originality of graffiti lettering; 3. Copyright within street art and graffiti circles; 4. Feelings about attribution and preservation; 5. The subcultures between an anti-establishment ethos and the mainstream; 6. Sharing, biting and social norms.

'Bonadio has done very thorough research on graffiti and street art cultures and has included interviews, opinions and comments from some of its key players. The case studies and examples are unquestionably relevant, and useful for navigating a very real obstacle that creators of public art are faced with today.' Al Diaz, author of SAMO©…SINCE 1978