Helpful Copyright Information and More for Artists and Photographers

We cannot offer legal advice, but we have put together a list of helpful resouces regarding copyright and legal services that you can read online. We hope that you will find the following information helpful.

If you need assistance with arts based legal matters it may be helpful to know that many law firms ask their lawyers to do a certain number of pro bono hours on an annual basis. Lawyers often enjoy working on these cases and will help artists or small organizations who are in need. Legal issues that a pro bono lawyer may help you address are the incorporation of an arts-related businesses or non-profit, intellectual property rights, contracts, and more. If you have a legal issue that is not arts related it will likley not fall under pro bono status even though you are an artist. For background information about pro bono legal services a good search term to try is: pro bono legal services for the arts. Links to volunteer organizations by state: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volunteer_Lawyers_for_the_Arts

If you have any comments for us about any one link or have one or more links that you would like us to share, please let us know.

Useful Copyright Links

http://www.copyright.gov

http://copyright.gov/circs/circ40.pdf

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/copyright

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/property00/respect/hansmann.html

http://painting.about.com/od/copyrightforartistsfaq/

UK Article Link

https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/artists/advice/169/an-artists-toolkit/essential-information/copyright-law-for-artists

Word of Caution about Online Opportunities

http://digital-photography-school.com/photo-contests-%E2%80%93-is-that-a-contest-or-rights-grab/