Artists’ Moral Rights – Protecting Your Creative and Professional Reputation
August 1st, 2006 by FineArtRegistry
Do you know your rights as an artist? In addition to copyright, artists of original works of visual arts have moral rights protect the artist’s creative and professional reputation by allowing the artist the legal right to control how and where a piece may be displayed and presented and whether or not, and how, attribution is listed.
Protecting your moral rights is economically and aesthetically important for artists in any medium. Some painters, for example, might not want their works hanging on the wall of a seedy bar, where it would not only be at risk of getting slashed and splashed by a flying beer mug, but where people might get the false impression that the artist endorses the place; other artists might prefer their work be hung in precisely this kind of populist environment, and might wish to preclude their works from being affiliated with a slick corporate lobby that the artist finds offensive. What is “good” for the artist and his or her reputation and works is for the artist to decide as part of his or her creative vision, and is a large part of what makes that artist unique.
The legal protection of moral rights varies widely around the world and does not follow the same rules or time frames as copyright law. In this article, attorney and Fine Art Registry legal artist explains the law of moral rights in the United States and abroad, and provides tips for artists on how to best protect their artistic moral rights. The article also advises art image purchasers regarding how they can ensure they are not trampling an artist’s moral rights in their use and display of an artwork. As an artist seeking to protect copyright and moral rights, or an art owner attempting to secure permission to put a piece of artwork to work for you or your company, Fine Art Registry makes it convenient and efficient to follow art rights laws, making sure both artists and fine art values are protected–and this article tells you how.
Fine Art Registry
Visit Fine Art Registry.com!
World’s 1st Online Permanent Registry & Marketplace for Fine Art & Collectibles!