Understanding Copyright For Artists

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2 жыл бұрын

In Today’s Live Broadcast at 12:05 pm I will be explaining copyright law as it pertains to artists.
If you are a visual artist it is essential that you have a basic understanding of copyright law.
Copyright legislation protects your rights for the work that you create but it also creates a huge liability if you infringe on another creator’s copyright.
I am amazed at the amount of work I see by aspiring artists that includes obvious copyright infringements. The only thing that keeps these artists from being sued is their lack of success and the lack of exposure of their work.
Should such an artist and their work become very well known then a lawsuit is likely to occur with huge potential penalties.
A fairly well known example if this ... is the lawsuit brought by the Associated Press against Artist Shephard Fairey.
Fairey used an image of Obama from a photograph taken by an AP photographer to create the iconic “Hope” image used in posters, buttons and other pro Obama paraphernalia during the presidential election.
Fairey did not have permission to use the image and was sued by the AP for copyright infringement.
In todays live broadcast I will be explaining the basics of copyright law as it pertains to artists.
I will cover what your rights are and things to beware of to prevent you from becoming the object of a copyright infringement lawsuit.
Every Wednesday at 12:05 pm I will be going live with my “Becoming A Successful Artist” show on Facebook, KZfaq and Twitch.
You can watch me live or the recorded version at:
/ timpackerfinearts
To get my FREE PDF 10 Most Common Compositional Weaknesses go to
www.timpackerartacademy.com
For my FREE WEBINAR 10 Keys To Selling Your Art go to
www.aspiringartist.ca

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@lisah336 2 жыл бұрын

One exception to reference photos would be historical photos. I feel it's acceptable to use photos from government archives or ones which have passed the 70 year limit. Drawing Abraham Lincoln from life is impossible. Simply drawing an exact copy of an old photo is legal, but adding your own twist is artistically preferable.

@dawnmcnaughton1550

Dawn from New Zealand

@lesleygonsalves8763 2 жыл бұрын

Lesley living expat life in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

@blbrightlights564

What about tattoos are the designs all the tattoo artists or do they use other peoples design like superhero's and disney

@blbrightlights564

How do the paparazzi get away with photos of famous people?

@firstlast2034

I have a poster of Emmit Kelly that he gave my wife when visiting the hospital. Can I do an oil painting of that?

@sv650ssuzuki2007 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this video. But technically speaking, wouldn't this mean absolutely all and any form of digital or film work is copyright infringement? Vehicles, buildings, clothing, furniture and etc are all copyright protected. Thus technically wouldn't you need permission in all situations, possibly from an infinite amount of sources, to record an image or film? Agreed that the intended use for most photos isn't putting anyone at risk of copyright infringement, but recent trends has shown an increasing amount of people moving to social media and earning income as a social influencer.

@lindakopec7036 2 жыл бұрын

I understand that emails are admissible in court as evidence so would an email granting permission be the same as a signature by both parties?

@tashii5568 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. Have had so many people, including art instructors, give differing views on copyright and insist it wasn’t a problem so long as something was changed from the original image. You have given a very clear answer to this dilemma.

@CHRISMED2

So there's a film that is in the public domain. I wanted to do art based on one of the movie stills of one of the characters in this movie and sell some prints. Is that legal or will I need to find the actors estate to ask permission?

@cnlicnli 2 жыл бұрын

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@MW-hn7wx 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking in this topic. I was really uncertain and now feel better about copyright!

@nicolacrookart 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for discussing this problem. Yours has been the most concise answer and you clearly understand it better than other artists who have chatted about it on KZfaq. I suspect your past life as a policeman has helped you fully digest the ins and outs of copyright infringement. I look forward to your next lesson 😊