Transcript Copyright for Artists

Copyright
for Artists
What Every Artist and Art Student Needs to Know
Why do we need copyright?
United States Copyright Office
1. Recognition and Compensation
2. Theft Prevention
3. Incentive
Copyright Laws Benefit Society
What’s protected?
Courtesy of Wordle.net
Can you ever copy other works
of art?
Copying from the Old Masters
NGA Images
What is “Public Domain”?
Getting Written Permissions
From National Gallery Website
Using Photo References
Work
From
Life
Or Your
Own 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.