Are all visual artworks protected by copyright law? What rights do you, as an artist, have to control the use of your work? What rights or limitations do you have to use someone else’s work? Can someone else’s idea inspire another protected work of art? What is “fair use” and when does using another’s work become “infringement”?

Join the Center for Art Law for a refresher on copyright and fair use. This presentation is developed for artists with basic and not so basic questions, when faced with collectors or museums seeking to reproduce your work without asking for a license. Review/learn about the fundamentals, laws and landmark cases in copyright, the accompanying rights granted to a copyright holder, the principles of fair use defense and the importance of copyright for artists in a social media driven and digital world. Hypotheticals and case studies will be discussed to see how copyright law applies to common challenges faced by artists navigating legal issues in the art world.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-law-primer-copyright-and-fair-use-tickets-699601525997?aff=oddtdtcreator

For all those involved in buying, selling or caring for art, whether as a gallery owner, operations director, art advisor, studio manager, foundation, private collector, auctioneer or museum professional, this conference covers the key aspects of running an art business or collection.  

The conference will include presentations, panel discussions and Q&A's, where industry experts will share specialist advice and insight on the market, from best practice to the latest updates in legislation.  In the Business Pavilion, attendees can meet our speakers and exhibitors to continue the discussions and expand their art business network.   

Read more here: https://www.theartbusinessconference.com/London2023

Provenance Research in Italy.

First Kick-off Workshop and Public Lecture organized by the “AG Italien”.

In April 2023, the workig group “AG Italien“ was founded within the Arbeitskreis Provenienzforschung e.V. with the aim of establishing research on the provenance of unlawfully seized cultural objects during the Nazi-Fascist Era and Colonialism in Italy. The working group is intended as a central forum for Italian-specific provenance research and as an international working network that wishes to promote exchange of knowledge and to establish both scientific and praxis related collaborations, particularly between Italy and Germany (https://www.arbeitskreis-provenienzforschung.org/arbeitsgruppen/ag-italien/).

On September 25th 2023, the “AG Italien” will host its first event at the Deutsches Studienzentrum in Venice. The kick-off meeting of the members of the international working group will consist of a workshop with invited guests from German and Italian research institutions and a public evening lecture by Dr. Bianca Gaudenzi (German Historical Institute in Rome) and Prof. Dr. Christian Fuhrmeister (Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in Munich).

The evening lecture “The ‘Return of Beauty’? New Perspectives on Looted Art during Fascism” will be introduced by Dr. Richard Erkens, director of the Deutsches Studienzentrum in Venedig. The lecture will be held at 18:00 both in German and Italian and can be followed online through the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83632988014.

The event has been organised by Alice Cazzola and Katharina Hüls-Valenti in cooperation with Arbeitskreis Provenienzforschung e.V.; Deutsches Historisches Institut in Rom; Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste; Deutsches Studienzentrum in Venedig.

Read more here: https://arthist.net/archive/40030 

The US Constitution bestows on creators a limited monopoly to exploit their Intellectual Property (IP). Technology gives freedom to disseminate creative content further and sometimes beyond creators’ explicit permissions. In the self-help digital age, what tools do artists have to protect their work against infringement on physical mediums or digital platforms? When sharing files and making unpublished work public, how can we keep track of dissemination of intellectual property? Copyright registration can be an expensive process and may not always be the easiest route for artists and creatives who have several works to register. Are there any alternative routes available for artists to prove ownership of their work and protect it from infringement? It can be especially challenging in a time of social media where works are shared and re-shared without appropriate credit, licensing or attribution. So how can artists better protect themselves?

Join the Center for Art Law in conversation with Andy Rosen, photographer and founder of File Protected; Scott Scholder, copyright attorney and partner at Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard and moderator, Irina Tarsis, attorney and founder at the Center for Art Law. This session will explore copyright law, the issues of ownership, licensing and the limitations that copyright law can impose on creatives. Andy Rosen will focus on his experiences and challenges faced as a photographer and artist which led him to founding FileProtected, platform that helps content creators protect and monetize intellectual property and registers work on the blockchain as a supplement to copyright, Scott Scholder will discuss the challenges that copyright poses, licensing, use of blockchain technology and alternative platforms that may be helpful to artists when protecting their work and licensing work to others.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/some-like-it-digital-protecting-your-ip-w-the-blockchain-tickets-719263244727?aff=oddtdtcreator

Look at copyright law and its impact on college and university faculty, staff members and students in colleges and universities. This instructor-led certificate course includes group discussions, question and answer sessions, and analysis of real-world scenarios to help build a foundational understanding of U.S. copyright law and best practices to manage copyright compliance in higher education.

https://www.copyright.com/education-copyright-101-academia/