copyright protection Archives

Being able to protect and enforce your copyright is essential for any artist, as this protects both your economic rights and your reputation as an artist.

Protection can be both legal and practical. Legal protection is covered by the use of copyright symbols, wording and licensing agreements for reproduction rights, while practical protection includes the encryption of your images to prevent unauthorised copying from your website. This section also considers the enforcement of your rights overseas, what happens if you use the value of your artwork as collateral to raise money, and useful organisations to contact if you do find that your copyright has been infringed.

Legal Drivers

Banksy began his practice as a freehand street graffiti artist, subsequently using stencils to facilitate the swifter execution of work – and thus avoidance of detection and arrest for criminal damage… Continue Reading Legal Drivers

Idea/Expression Dichotomy

This year marks the centenary of the creation of a work widely accepted as the most influential of the 20th century: Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain, 1917. This readymade and its reception heralded the tran… Continue Reading Idea/Expression Dichotomy

Small Claims

The knowledge economy is evolving into the network economy. Traditional business practices are rapidly changing accordingly. But the machinery of governments and legislatures grind at a much slower pa… Continue Reading Small Claims

Post-Internet Art

The World Wide Web is 25 years old this year. UK computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee first proposed the concept in March 1989, and by November that year he had achieved the first Internet communication… Continue Reading Post-Internet Art

Fair Use?

‘Copyright protection finds its justification in fair play. A person works and produces something. The product of his skill and labour ought to belong to him … It has long been recognised that only th… Continue Reading Fair Use?

Renting Art: Borrowers and Lenders Beware

Borrowing and lending art is generally a good thing. The practice can increase and broaden access by spectators who might not otherwise be able to experience directly the creative act. It can also gen… Continue Reading Renting Art: Borrowers and Lenders Beware

Editions or Series: Picking Up The Pieces

A century ago Marcel Duchamp toyed with the idea of creating a box to hold notes and sketches for his works which eventually resulted in The Green Box, 1934, containing notes for the Large Glass, 1915… Continue Reading Editions or Series: Picking Up The Pieces

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