Research Catalog

Title

Legal guide for the visual artist / Tad Crawford.

Author

Crawford, Tad, 1946-

Publication

• New York, NY : Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., [2010]
• ©2010

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Details

Description

vii, 278 pages : illustrations, forms; 28 cm

Summary

• This classic guide for artists 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. Among the many new topics covered in this comprehensive guide are: 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.

Subjects

• Artists > Legal status, laws, etc
• United States
• Artists > Legal status, laws, etc > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-266) and index.

Contents

The business of art -- Copyright : gaining and keeping protection -- Copyright : registration -- Copyright : works for hire and joint works -- Copyright : infringement, fair use, compulsory licensing, and permissions -- Copyright and the digital revolution -- Moral rights -- Other protections for artists -- Risks in the content and creation of art -- Contracts : an introduction -- Original art : sales, commissions, and rentals -- Original art : ownership, insurance, submissions, and resale proceeds -- Unique art and limited editions -- Sales by galleries and agents -- Sales of reproduction rights -- Publishing contracts -- Video artworks -- Multimedia contracts -- Studios and leases -- Taxes : income and expenses -- Taxes : beyond Schedule C -- Taxes : the hobby loss challenge -- Taxes : who is an employee? -- The artist's estate -- Artists and museums -- The artist as a collector -- Grants and public support for the arts -- How to avoid or resolve disputes with clients -- Appendix. Artists' groups and organizations for the arts.

Call Number

KF390.A7

ISBN

• 9781581157420
• 1581157428

LCCN

2010018844

OCLC

969452405

Author

Crawford, Tad, 1946- author.

Title

Legal guide for the visual artist / Tad Crawford.

Publisher

New York, NY : Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., [2010]

Copyright Date

©2010

Edition

Fifth edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-266) and index.

Local Note

GUIDEBOOK.

Research Call Number

*R-ART KF390.A7 C73 2010