I have been commissioned to paint a large map of an estate, and would like to draw up an agreement for the licensing and usage of the image before payment is finalised. Could anyone recommend a template or an adviser […]
As a photographer I’ve been commissioned to take an image of an artists original artwork. Under normal circumstances the artist holds the copyright in the original artwork and I, as the photographer, hold the copyright in my image. However, the […]
Back in 2013 I did a series of illustrations for a local author who was wanting to self publish her children’s book. I drew up a contract for her license to use the images which was valid for five years. […]
The Turner Prize-winning artist had claimed the powerful American ‘gun rights’ group had used images of his work Cloud Gate in a promotional video without his permission.
Other news In Brief: Paris court finds Jeff Koons guilty of copyright infringement, Susie Stubbs appointed chair of the Castlefield Gallery board of trustees, and comic writer Stan Lee dies aged 95.
Trying to gather information on the situation of copyright laws around working with and using a pre-existing image to create a new artwork. The image/object in question is a poster (a mass produced/printed item from the educational Macmillan series from […]
What will Brexit mean for artists’ copyright and what should artists be thinking about and doing as the process of disentanglement from the EU begins? Abby Yolda, head of communications at the Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS), outlines the organisation’s view.
https://unitednationsofphotography.com/2016/12/29/oi-dont-you-understand-copyright/ Please feel free to add your own resource link if you have one.
Artists whose work has been published in a UK book, magazine or TV programme are eligible for payment through the Design and Artists Copyright Society’s annual Payback scheme.
I ran an art fair in conjunction with someone else. I came up with the name (not the one in the example!) however we did not document this fact. It was not a success and we both decided not to […]
Artists whose work has been published in a UK book, magazine or TV programme are eligible for payment through the Design and Artists Copyright Society’s annual Payback scheme.
Jerwood Visual Arts commences its 10th anniversary year with an exhibition that explores how copyright legislation impacts on the work artists make. Pippa Koszerek speaks to Common Property curator Hannah Pierce and two of the commissioned artists, Owen G. Parry and Antonio Roberts.
The New York-based artist, along with his representatives the Gagosian Gallery, is being sued by photographer Donald Graham over Prince’s use of an image appropriated from Instagram.
The Design and Artists Copyright Society backs calls for an international review of royalty rights for artists.
The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) has reported that the High Court has overturned new copyright legislation that would have allowed individuals to create personal copies of copyright-protected materials without permission from the copyright owner.
I recently found out that my Wrestling Women series of paintings, etchings and woodcuts that I did as part of my undergraduate art degree have been stolen by an internet porn site, and there is nothing I can bloody do […]
The Belgian painter Luc Tuymans has been found guilty of plagiarism by a court in Antwerp after using a photograph of a right-wing politician as inspiration for a painting.
As the year comes to a close in a frenzy of alcohol fuelled commercialism, which most of us either fortunately or unfortunately get dragged into each festive season, I would like to consider two things: artists’ copyright and the plight […]
Legally-sound guidance on contracts, copyright and the law. Includes links to The Artists Contracts Toolkit – an interactive resource to build your own contract and gain understanding of clauses and terms.
DACS is calling on artists and estates to take part in a survey on the Artist’s Resale Right, following a call for evidence on its workings by the UK government.
