TOPIC 4
C O P Y R I G H T A N D O T H E R L E G A L S T U F F
COPYRIGHT IS AUTOMATIC
You don’t have to use the © symbol
PROTECTS YOUR ARTWORK
Does not protect your concepts, ideas, style or technique
LIFETIME PROTECTION
Plus 70 years beyond the time of your death
PERMISSION TO USE
You need permission to use somebody else's intellectual property
Fast facts about copyright
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EMPLOYEES BEWARE
Worked created as an employee belongs to your employer
PERCENTAGE
There is no such thing as the 10% rule
PROVING OWNERSHIP
Keep a visual record or roughs as ‘proof of creation’.
SELLING COPYRIGHT
You can sell the copyright to your work if you wish
Fast facts about copyright
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S T O P S T E A L I N G
T H E W O R K O F O T H E R S
THE STUDENT WHO CREATED THIS ARTWORK WAS AT RISK OF
BREACHING COPYRIGHT.
WHY?
Artist: Sachin Teng
Under the Fair Dealing section of
the Copyright Act 1968 you can use
images (i.e. Google Images) created by
other artists for the purposes of
education / study in your quest to
learn and acquire new skills.
O T H E R E X A M P L E S
O R I G I N A L
Grim Reaper Wallpaper
Artist: Unknown
S T U D E N T W O R K
O R I G I N A L S T U D E N T W O R K
Artist: Alice X. Zhang
O R I G I N A L S T U D E N T W O R K
O R I G I N A L S T U D E N T W O R K
Artist: Sean Morris
O R I G I N A L S T U D E N T W O R K
Artist: Anke Weckmann
S O M E F A M O U S
R I P - O F F S
"She has a hot ass"
S T O P O T H E R S F R O M
S T E A L I N G Y O U R W O R K
SALLY LAND
C A S E S T U D Y
ONLINE
Ensure your image is no bigger than say 600pixels wide
ADD A WATERMARK
Or disable the ‘Save Image As…’ option
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Include a ‘copyright disclaimer’ in your terms and conditions
Ways to protect your work
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Develop a ‘cease and desist’ message just in case.4
MORE INFO
P L A C E S F O R R E S E A R C H
W H A T A B O U T U S ?
THINGS TO RESEARCH
•How to enforce Copyright?
•Assigning VERSUS licensing rights
•What is ‘Intellectual Property’?
•What are Moral Rights?
•Methods for protecting your artwork
•What is a contract agreement?
•How to deal with problem clients
•What are creative commons?
A F T E R T H E B R E A K
TEAMS 6-11MACLAB
PA205
TEAMS 1-5TEAMWORK
PA210