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Copyright protection applies to literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, plus a few other creative activities.
Artistic works include paintings, drawings, engravings, photographs,
sculptures, collages, technical drawings, diagrams, maps and logos, etc.
In
order to attract copyright protection, artwork must be “original”. This
means it must be the result of independent creative effort.
A
copy of something that already exists cannot be original, but if an
artwork is similar to something that already exists, but which has not
been copied, then it may be original (*).
Copyright does not protect ideas for an artwork: it is only the work itself that is protected.
If
you have created an “original work”, you will have copyright protection
without having to do anything to establish this. In the United Kingdom
(and most other parts of the world), there is no official registration
system for copyright.
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For artistic works, in the UK, the term of
protection of copyright is - for the life of the creator, plus 70 years
from the end of the year in which they die.
What is the benefit of copyright protection?
Copyright
protected work must not be reproduce in another medium without the
owner’s permission. This includes activities such as photocopying
images, using images for cross-stitch patterns, painting from a
photograph, publishing images on the Internet, and so on.
Copyright
should stop others from using your work without your permission. The
existence of copyright may be enough to prevent others from to using
your material, but it also gives you the right to take legal action to
stop misuse, and to claim damages.
Copyright
owners generally have the right to authorise or prohibit the use of
their work, and so realise the opportunity to make commercial gain from
the use of their work. You could, for example, sell or license your
copyrighted images for use by others.
(*) For the artist,
copyright is a double-edged sword. Painters in particular should avoid
breaching copyright when working from photographs. In the case of
landscapes, it would be difficult to prove breach of copyright, since
many scenic locations are generally accessible to the public. But with
celebrity portraits, the artist should proceed with caution; it would be
impossible for most artists to have a celebrity sit for them, and
therefore it is easier for a copyright holder to prove that their
photograph has been copied.
Using copyright protection
There
are a number of steps Artists should take to help protect their work,
especially if it is published on the Internet. It is advisable to mark
all work with the © symbol. This lets others know they should not use
the artist’s work without permission. The © symbol should have the name
of the copyright owner next to it. This helps anyone wishing to use the
artwork to trace the copyright holder. If you also put the year in which
the work was created next to the © symbol, this will let others know
when the term of protection started.
If your artwork is published
on the Internet, there are a number of safeguards you should consider.
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