Posted in Fine Art Registry, Legalities in Art on August 25th, 2006 No Comments »
You’ve often seen advice that you should get the terms of your sale or purchase of a piece of artwork in writing. But does just any old writing do? What is it about a piece of paper that turns it into a genuine contract, enforceable in court?
The sale and purchase of an artwork is […]
Posted in Fine Art Registry, Legalities in Art on August 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
Who owns the copyright to your business logo? You, or the graphic artist who created the image? And does it make any difference if you came up with the idea for the logo design yourself, or if it’s a product of the graphic designer’s imagination?
In general, copyright belongs solely to the person who is […]
Posted in Fine Art Registry, Legalities in Art on August 11th, 2006 No Comments »
Paintings of cottages with light streaming from the windows; larger-than-life paintings of flowers; sculptures of a guy on a horse. Can an artist who has developed a strong economic market niche for an easily identified style of work – like Kinkade, O’Keeffe, or Remington – actually copyright that style and preclude other artists from producing […]