A few weeks ago, I did a quick survey of what a copyright is and how to get one. But recent reactions to a news report expand what one has to understand about copyrights and ownership. I mentioned that one of the exceptions to copyright was a “work for hire,” where a piece is made under [...]
What & when are your copyright rights? Keep your hands off my image! The other Saturday I wrote a small musing on the art business practices; half the comments in the first two days were on copyright protection rather than gallery representation or sales to consumers. I had thought that this subject would be somewhat [...]
I appropriately write this on “Small Business Saturday” and artists and galleries are among the smallest businesses around. But, as I say in the essay, few seem to know how this small business works on either the production or marketing sides. In my art education no one ever told me and I’m willing to bet [...]
Author’s Disclaimer: As a practicing sculptor I spend a fair amount of time involved in what can only be described as “donkey work” and while I have to pay attention to what I’m doing as a safety precaution, there’s a lot of time for random speculation. The “information” presented in this musing should not be [...]
