Comments on: Take part in the “Artist Hideout Challenge” http://www.artisthideout.com/2007/05/take-part-in-the-artist-hideout-challenge/ Inspiration for Artists Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:35:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: William Lehman http://www.artisthideout.com/2007/05/take-part-in-the-artist-hideout-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-419 William Lehman Sun, 20 May 2007 03:28:08 +0000 http://www.artisthideout.com/take-part-in-the-artist-hideout-challenge/#comment-419 Accordingly so in the US, this would be the case. Other countries, I am not so sure. Unless otherwise stated in your legal agreement for the purchase of the work, you would own the copyright if you commissioned it. Here is one of the links I am referencing in this: http://painting.about.com/cs/artistscopyright/f/copyrightfaq2.htm ~*disclaimer*~ Please keep in mind, I am not a legal counsel in any way, this is just my own personal interpretation of copyright law which in no way should be considered as legally sound. Accordingly so in the US, this would be the case. Other countries, I am not so sure. Unless otherwise stated in your legal agreement for the purchase of the work, you would own the copyright if you commissioned it.

Here is one of the links I am referencing in this:
http://painting.about.com/cs/artistscopyright/f/copyrightfaq2.htm

~*disclaimer*~
Please keep in mind, I am not a legal counsel in any way, this is just my own personal interpretation of copyright law which in no way should be considered as legally sound.

]]> By: Adrienen http://www.artisthideout.com/2007/05/take-part-in-the-artist-hideout-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-418 Adrienen Sun, 20 May 2007 03:14:58 +0000 http://www.artisthideout.com/take-part-in-the-artist-hideout-challenge/#comment-418 Hi William, Are you saying Ownership = Copyright holder ? Since I commissioned the work (say a non-digital, oil paint), of course I will have the original, otherwise I wouldn’t pay. Is this automatically making me the copyright holder? Is it possible the artist still has the Copyright of the paint? Thanks. Adrienen Hi William,
Are you saying Ownership = Copyright holder ? Since I commissioned the work (say a non-digital, oil paint), of course I will have the original, otherwise I wouldn’t pay. Is this automatically making me the copyright holder? Is it possible the artist still has the Copyright of the paint?
Thanks.
Adrienen

]]> By: William Lehman http://www.artisthideout.com/2007/05/take-part-in-the-artist-hideout-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-415 William Lehman Sat, 19 May 2007 21:39:47 +0000 http://www.artisthideout.com/take-part-in-the-artist-hideout-challenge/#comment-415 I'll make this simple. Usually if you own the original (or in music, the master copy), you can do whatever you want with it. It qualifies as ownership in that scenario. Example of the above scenario happens in art galleries all over the world. A gallery owns an original and thus can make prints and sell them in the gallery gift shop. If you do not own the original, but have commissioned a digital work, it does get complicated, especially if you were very involved in the creative process. Matt Glover over at Chewing Pencils has more in his post, A Copyright Pitfall - http://www.chewingpencils.com/2007/05/09/a-copyright-pitfall/ I’ll make this simple. Usually if you own the original (or in music, the master copy), you can do whatever you want with it. It qualifies as ownership in that scenario.

Example of the above scenario happens in art galleries all over the world. A gallery owns an original and thus can make prints and sell them in the gallery gift shop.

If you do not own the original, but have commissioned a digital work, it does get complicated, especially if you were very involved in the creative process. Matt Glover over at Chewing Pencils has more in his post, A Copyright Pitfall – http://www.chewingpencils.com/2007/05/09/a-copyright-pitfall/

]]> By: Adrienen http://www.artisthideout.com/2007/05/take-part-in-the-artist-hideout-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Adrienen Sat, 19 May 2007 19:18:21 +0000 http://www.artisthideout.com/take-part-in-the-artist-hideout-challenge/#comment-412 Hi William, I read your 5/4 entry(the logo design) and 5/7 entry(ethics and value in commission work) with interest. If I pay an artist to do a commission work for me, do I own the copyright? I have involved in the design process a lot. If the answer is not that simple, would you please point me to a good source? Thank you in advance for a quick answer. Adrienen Hi William,
I read your 5/4 entry(the logo design) and 5/7 entry(ethics and value in commission work) with interest. If I pay an artist to do a commission work for me, do I own the copyright? I have involved in the design process a lot. If the answer is not that simple, would you please point me to a good source?

Thank you in advance for a quick answer.

Adrienen

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