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In this day and age as computer users and digital artists it is important to know how you can protect your artwork AND what you must be aware of if you download someone's music, photo, or artwork. Not everything on the internet is free! And, you can get into some legal trouble if you do not pay attention to how you are using images from the internet as you create your own work.
In this day and age as computer users and digital artists it is important to know how you can protect your artwork AND what you must be aware of if you download someone's music, photo, or artwork. Not everything on the internet is free! And, you can get into some legal trouble if you do not pay attention to how you are using images from the internet as you create your own work.
Your goal as an artist should be to learn from and be inspired by others, but ultimately, create your own work with new meaning or context.
Your goal as an artist should be to learn from and be inspired by others, but ultimately, create your own work with new meaning or context.
Even professional artists must be careful. LOOK at the famous HOPE poster by Shepard Fairey. Fairey used the photo as reference for his famous print and was sued by the Associated Press.
Even professional artists must be careful. LOOK at the famous HOPE poster by Shepard Fairey. Fairey used the photo as reference for his famous print and was sued by the Associated Press.
For Mrs. Layden's classes:
You may need to use PHOTO REFERENCES from time to time to draw subjects we do not have available to us in the room.
Draw from free photos whenever possible and avoid watermarked images.
DO NOT DRAW FROM ANOTHER PERSON'S DRAWING (Even if it is digitally drawn!)
Example images for reference photos to draw from- Okay or NOT Okay for my class
OKAY TO DRAW FROM
NOT OKAY TO USE AS REFERENCE
NOT OKAY TO USE AS REFERENCE
NOT OKAY TO USE AS REFERENCE
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- Copyright provided by the laws of the United States are meant to protect the rights of the artist. (Title 17, U.S. Code)
- Copyright provided by the laws of the United States are meant to protect the rights of the artist. (Title 17, U.S. Code)
- All original work, published or unpublished, is automatically protected when it is created. Infringement of copyright occurs when someone's work is used without permission or without giving the artist compensation (Trying to claim someone's work as your own). The artist owns the rights to the work. (CLICK TO SEE A VIDEO THAT EXPLAINS COPYRIGHT)
- All original work, published or unpublished, is automatically protected when it is created. Infringement of copyright occurs when someone's work is used without permission or without giving the artist compensation (Trying to claim someone's work as your own). The artist owns the rights to the work. (CLICK TO SEE A VIDEO THAT EXPLAINS COPYRIGHT)
- How long does copyright last?
- How long does copyright last?
From the moment the work was created until the artist's death plus another 70 years.
From the moment the work was created until the artist's death plus another 70 years.
BUT, there is an exception to Copyright, Fair Use.
BUT, there is an exception to Copyright, Fair Use.
FAIR USE - Not a law, but a defensible position
FAIR USE - Not a law, but a defensible position
Fair use means that artists may borrow imagery and build upon it, incorporate it or create a satire referencing the imagery with the intent of building meaning, This is nothing new. It happened before the internet during the Dada art movement with Marcel Duchamp's appropriation of the Mona Lisa and during the Pop Art Movement as photos of celebrities were reproduced in many of Andy Warhol's screen prints. To help artists navigate what should be considered fair use, The College Art Association published a code handbook to help provide advice.
Fair use means that artists may borrow imagery and build upon it, incorporate it or create a satire referencing the imagery with the intent of building meaning, This is nothing new. It happened before the internet during the Dada art movement with Marcel Duchamp's appropriation of the Mona Lisa and during the Pop Art Movement as photos of celebrities were reproduced in many of Andy Warhol's screen prints. To help artists navigate what should be considered fair use, The College Art Association published a code handbook to help provide advice.
Some key points from the College Art Association :
Some key points from the College Art Association :
Using the work of others “is part of the construction of new culture, which necessarily builds on existing culture.”
Using the work of others “is part of the construction of new culture, which necessarily builds on existing culture.”
Artists’ use of copyrighted material is protected by fair use when the work “generates new meaning.” Just changing media isn't enough. (Drawing a copy of a photo- Shepard Fairey Dispute)
Artists’ use of copyrighted material is protected by fair use when the work “generates new meaning.” Just changing media isn't enough. (Drawing a copy of a photo- Shepard Fairey Dispute)
If you use another's work you need to be able to explain why it was repurposed and give them credit
If you use another's work you need to be able to explain why it was repurposed and give them credit
IN SCHOOL: Artwork created in school where a work is copied to learn skills, practice or to be inspired from is protected. (Artwork created in school as practice in Photoshop for example is fair use.) However...It is still good practice to give credit to the original artist to avoid plagiarism.
IN SCHOOL: Artwork created in school where a work is copied to learn skills, practice or to be inspired from is protected. (Artwork created in school as practice in Photoshop for example is fair use.) However...It is still good practice to give credit to the original artist to avoid plagiarism.
PUBLIC DOMAIN - means the artwork is free to use. It is no longer protected by copyright laws. (Just remember, photos of a public domain work may be under copyright. Example - A photo of the David statue)
PUBLIC DOMAIN - means the artwork is free to use. It is no longer protected by copyright laws. (Just remember, photos of a public domain work may be under copyright. Example - A photo of the David statue)
CREATIVE COMMONS - Works are available for use with specifications. CC licenses allows the artist to specify what rights/uses are available and which remain the property of the artist.
CREATIVE COMMONS - Works are available for use with specifications. CC licenses allows the artist to specify what rights/uses are available and which remain the property of the artist.
What Can You Do to Help Protect Your Artwork On the Internet?
What Can You Do to Help Protect Your Artwork On the Internet?
You can register your artwork with the Copyright Office of the U.S. Library of Congress, but that can become expensive and time consuming. The following may help deter thieves, but anything put on the internet is subject to copyright infringement.
You can register your artwork with the Copyright Office of the U.S. Library of Congress, but that can become expensive and time consuming. The following may help deter thieves, but anything put on the internet is subject to copyright infringement.
1. Add a watermark over your artwork image- (Use Photoshop and put your own logo on a layer, reduce the opacity)
1. Add a watermark over your artwork image- (Use Photoshop and put your own logo on a layer, reduce the opacity)
2. Add copyright © symbol to the title (On a Mac: Hold option key + type "G")
2. Add copyright © symbol to the title (On a Mac: Hold option key + type "G")
3. Add Metadata (Information about data) to your image file -For example, the photos you take with your phone, document when and where the photo was taken
3. Add Metadata (Information about data) to your image file -For example, the photos you take with your phone, document when and where the photo was taken
(In Photoshop & Illustrator: FILE>FIle Info - to enter information/copyright)
(In Photoshop & Illustrator: FILE>FIle Info - to enter information/copyright)
4. Only upload low resolution (lower quality) images
4. Only upload low resolution (lower quality) images
5. Disable the right click (so people cannot download your image)
5. Disable the right click (so people cannot download your image)
6. Add a copyright statement to your site, image name.
6. Add a copyright statement to your site, image name.
© 2024, your name and the rights you claim is plenty.
© 2024, your name and the rights you claim is plenty.
REFERENCES
COPYRIGHT -https://www.arsny.com/copyright-basics/
SHEPARD FAIREY -https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/shepard-fairey-the-artist-behind-the-obama-portrait-45936012/
*SHEPARD FAIREY DISPUTE
Duchamp -ttps://dlfitzpatrick.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/early-modern-art-the-dada-movement-marcel-duchamp-and-l-h-o-o-q/
FAIR USE - The Art of Ed -https://www.theartofed.com/2016/07/07/please-copy-copyright-plagiarism-original-ideas-art-education/
THE COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION - CODE OF BEST PRACTICES IN FAIR USE FOR VISUAL ARTS - .PDF http://www.collegeart.org/pdf/fair-use/best-practices-fair-use-visual-arts.pdf
VIDEO ON COPYRIGHT/ART -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IffbudbxMuU
CREATIVE COMMONS -https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
PREVENTING THEFT - http://www.howdesign.com/design-career/on-the-job/protect-your-work-online/
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