An updated edition of the legal art classic.
Legal Guide for the Visual Artist is a classic guide for artists. This
sixth edition is completely revised and updated to provide an in-depth
view of the legal issues facing the visual artist today and provides
practical legal guidance for any visual artist involved with creative
work. It has been over twelve years since the fifth edition was
published, and so much has changed in the world since that time,
especially in the law and artists' legal rights and obligations. This
edition has been updated for both a new generation of visual artists and
for those who have purchased earlier editions.
Among the many new topics covered in this comprehensive guide are:
copyright fair use transformative rights; recognition of the rights of
temporal street art in the Five Pointz VARA case; the demise of
California's Resale Royalty statute; NFTs; detailed coverage of the
myriad developments in copyright (including online copyright
registration procedures and use of art on the Internet); changes in laws
protecting artists in artist-gallery relationships are explained in
depth; scope of First Amendment protections for graffiti art and the
sale of art in public spaces; detailed as well as new cases dealing with
art and privacy; and a model contract for Web site design and much more.
The book also covers copyrights, moral rights, contracts, licensing,
sales, special risks and protections for art and artists, book
publishing, video and multimedia works, leases, taxation, estate
planning, museums, collecting, grants, and how to find the best
professional advisers and attorneys. In addition, the book suggests
basic strategies for negotiation, gives information to help with further
action, contains many sample legal forms and contracts, and shows how to
locate artists' groups and Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts organizations.
Legal Guide for the Visual Artist is a must-have for any visual artist
hoping to share, sell, display, or publish their art.
