Legal Guide for the Visual Artist

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. 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. Tad Crawford. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 259-260) And Index. 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. Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.