- Oct 27, 2022
Art Law Corner: Should I Register My Visual Art?
Should I register my visual art with the US Copyright Office? A work does not need to be registered with the US Copyright Office to be protected by copyright. Should you register your visual art anyway? The short answer is “probably.” An original work receives some copyright protections automatically just by existing in the world but registering the work with the Copyright Office of the US Library of Congress is a straightforward process that can be highly advantageous if a
- Oct 20, 2022
Art Law Corner: Someone On The Internet Is Using My Work Without My Authorization.
Someone on the internet is using my work without my authorization. What can I do? There is quite a bit you can do. Regardless of whether someone else is using your painting, song, video, film, article, podcast, design, etc. without your authorization, there are steps you can take to get the image removed and identify the infringer so that you can decide whether you’d like to bring a lawsuit for copyright infringement. The first step is often to submit what’s called a DMCA ta
