Monthly Archives: July 2009
Copyright Pitfall No. 2: When Nature Inspires Your Art, Make Sure You Copy Only Mother Nature
As we discussed in Pitfall No. 1, copyright protection for nature-based works is a different animal (so to speak). While judicial opinions may seem intimidating to most artists (and people generally), it’s important to understand how courts handle copyrighted works since court is where you go to have your protections enforced.
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Tagged COPYRIGHT "coqui" "Coquico v. Identiko" "infringement" nature "natture-based work" Puerto Rico" "original elements"
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5 Ways To Protect Against Crooked Art Dealers
Did you see this article about a prominent art dealer accused of stealing his clients art and money? According to the article and to this one, this art dealer hung his clients’ art in his gallery, sold it (sometimes more than once) and kept the money. A giant Ponzi scheme. Allegedly, Robert De Niro and [...]