Understanding the difference between idea and expression is crucial to ensuring your creative work has sufficient copyright protection.
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Fair use is a common art law issue that arises for artists. Here, we review the College Art Association's Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual...
Registering your work with the U.S. Copyright Office is the most effective way to ensure you'll be fairly compensated in a copyright infringement lawsuit
Recently, Google warned of new methods to remove watermarks online. However, those that do so face larger consequences under DMCA laws. Art Law Journal breaks...
Many people think if they pay for a creative work, they own the copyright but as you'll see in this article, that isn't always the case.
Buying visual art, such as an oil painting, and we may have joint ownership along with its creator. So what did we really buy?
Comic book publisher ComicMix allegedly created a mashup of a popular Dr. Seuss book with elements of the iconic Star Trek TV series. Here, we discuss the...
Artists and lawyers don’t have a ton of opportunities to work together, but when it comes to taking your art business to the next level, you’re...
For years, videographers have used music as a backdrop in their films, short videos, and documentaries. The law around music licensing is pretty clear:...
A new court ruling illustrates how artists can defend themselves against right of publicity claims as copyright holders of their work.
An AI machine studied folk music notations to create over 100,000 new songs - but can the machine hold copyright protection over a creative work?
Unicolors' ultimate success in suing Urban Outfitters for copyright infringement hinged on one simple act: that Unicolors spent $55 to register its designs...