Artists need to know how to protect their artwork, but copyright info online is often confusing and not specific enough to an artist’s needs.
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This video explains: what to do if someone steals your art, if you can copyright a style or idea, whether Instagram owns your artwork, whether fan art is copyright infringement, defining fair use, using libel in your artwork
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Also discussed is when it’s necessary to register your artwork with the US copyright office, if there is a way to prevent people from pirating your artwork images online, and more.
Discussion led by Lawyer Greg Kanaan and Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Video Walkthrough
- Concrete actions to take if what to do if someone uses your artwork without your permission.
- Strategies for negotiating with someone who steals your artwork.
- Can you copyright an artistic style or idea?
- Are “Derivative” artworks copyright infringement?
- If I post my art on Instagram, does Instagram own my your artwork?
- Is fan art copyright infringement?
- Can I sell my fan art?
- What is fair use?
- Can you be sued for using libel or defamation in your artwork?
- The benefits of registering your artwork at the US copyright office.
- Is there a foolproof way to keep people from pirating your artwork?
Guest Speaker
Greg Kanaan
Greg Kanaan is a New England-based attorney who focuses on intellectual property, business law, and contract issues for artists, filmmakers, and creative entrepreneurs.
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On top of providing legal services and counsel to a wide variety of creative people, Greg regularly speak at colleges, non-profit arts organizations and professional associations about how the law affects their artistic endeavors.
Greg writes for a variety of publications including a two-year stint at MovieMaker Magazine and is the founder of the blog The [Legal] Artist® which was chosen in 2015 by the ABA Journal as one of its top 100 legal blogs.
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Before earning his J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, Greg received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and was a documentary television producer for seven years, working for Discovery Channel, TLC, Court TV and A&E. Greg is licensed to practice law in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.