Artlaw provides free online legal advice to visual artists and craftspeople based in England.

It is not widely remembered that William Hogarth, amongst his many other achievements, was the prime sponsor of a copyright statute, the Engravers' Copyright Act of 1735 - better known as 'Hogarth's Act' - which gave legal protection for the first time to works of the visual arts (books had been protected since 1711).

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Housing and accommodation costs - especially in London - can prove a significant drain on an artist's resources, but a number of housing options exist that are more affordable than renting from private landlords.

It happened to artists in New York and Chicago in the sixties, and it's beginning to happen in London today.

In our everyday lives we enter into numerous contracts without even noticing, as the majority of these are oral contracts.

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