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New York Judge Awards $6.7 Million To 21 Graffiti Artists For Destroyed Murals

A civil jury decided that a real estate developer who whitewashed dozens of graffiti murals at the 5Pointz complex in Queens, N.Y., violated the Visual Artists Rights Act.
5Pointz graffiti stands before it was whitewashed in 2013. A New York judge has awarded $6.7 million to 21 graffiti artists whose works were destroyed in the process.

Is graffiti art? One court in Brooklyn has decided yes, ruling for spray paint over New York real estate.

On Monday, a judge ruled that a real estate developer who whitewashed dozens of graffiti murals at the 5Pointz complex in Queens violated the Visual Artists Rights Act, "which has been used

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