Copyright Law for Artists, Photographers and Designers

This is an essential guide to copyright law for artists working in all media. From the painter who produces one-off works to sell but needs to publish images on the web, to the fashion designer producing up to 300 designs a month under contract, this first-stop text will help steer you through the pitfalls and maximise your earnings. This guide covers a wide variety of real-world situations: commissioned works, transformation of artistic works into different media, resale rights, 'substantial copying', marketing and promo literature, multiple copyrights, putting your work into art libraries and visual search engines. Copyright law is a grey area for many artists and yet it is vitally important that they understand their rights and how to make money from these rights. The author dispels many myths that have grown up about the subject and explains the do's and don'ts and the pros and cons of how to make the most of copyright entitlements. This is a useful guide for anyone working in the field of the arts.