Copyright for Artists

What Every Artist and Art Student Needs to Know

United States Copyright Office

Why do we need copyright?

1. Recognition and Compensation2. Theft Prevention3. Incentive

Copyright Laws Benefit Society

What’s protected?

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Copying from the Old Masters

Can you ever copy other works of art?

NGA Images

What is “Public Domain”?

Getting Written Permissions

From National Gallery Website

Using Photo References

WorkFromLife

Or YourOwn

Photos

Obama Hope Poster

Chihuly Lawsuits

Fair Use Four Factors +1

“1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes

2. The nature of the copyrighted work

3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole

4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work”

+1 Transformative

--United States Copyright Office

How does Fair Use affect you as an art

student?

Your art projects?Your presentations?

Creative Commons

Creative Commons Project Website

Copyright Slider

University of Minnesota Copyright Page

Works Cited“Copyright Registration for Works of Visual Arts.” Copyright Circular 40. Sept. 2012: n. pag. Copyright: United States Copyright Office Library of Congress. Web . 20 Feb. 2013.

Geartz, Robert. “Obama ‘Hope’ Poster Artist Dodges Jail Time.” New York Daily News. 7 Sept. 2012: n. pag. New York Daily News Website. Web. 25 Feb. 2013

Kelleher, Susan and Sheila Farr. “Chihuly Turns Up the Heat in Competing Glass Artists.” Seattle Times. 29 April 2010: n. pag. Seattle Times Online. Web. 22 Feb. 2013.

Owens, Simon. “The Growing Adoption of Creative Commons Textbooks.” U. S. News & World Report. 17 Jan. 2013: n. pag. U. S. News Online. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.

“Thinking Through Fair Use.” Copyright Basics. University of Minnesota Libraries. 2010. Web. 20 Feb. 2013.