Richard P. Minsky (born January 7, 1947[1]) is an American scholar of bookbinding and a book artist.
[2] In 2004, Yale University Library acquired Minsky's archive of published fine art editions and other works.
[7] The Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library at Yale University is hosting an exhibition of 50 years of Minsky's work from August to November 2010.
[11] [12] On July 29, 2008, Minsky filed suit against Linden Lab, the creator of Second Life, because one of its users infringed on his trademark registration of SLART.
[13] Tamiko Franklin, under the Second Life avatar Juris Amat, sent cease and desist letters to users regarding unauthorized use in world of the registered SLART trademark.
[16] On September 4, 2008, the U.S. District Court of Northern New York granted Minsky a temporary restraining order barring the use of SLART by other Second Life users.
[18] The court order from federal judge Lawrence E. Kahn documented Minsky's contention that the term SLART has multiple colloquial or slang meanings, "including a slut’s fart, a fart made while sleeping, and someone who is between a slut and a tart.