Research and Course Guides: Art & Art History: Art & Copyright

Books on Copyright/IP Issues

Art and Law: The copyright debate by Morten Rosenmeier & Stina Teilmann, eds.
ARCH K1460 .A78 2005
Common as Air: Revolution, art, and ownership by Lewis Hyde
Cooper ZA3270 .H93 2010
Dear Images: Art, copyright and culture by Daniel McClean & Karsten Schubert, eds.
Institute of Contemporary Arts
ARCH K1460 .D43 2002
Infringement Nation: Copyright 2.0 and you by John Tehranian
Oxford University Press
ARCH KF2994 T44 2011
Mashed Up: Music, technology, and the rise of configurable culture by Aram SinnReich
ARCH ML3918 .P67 S56 2010
Also as e-book
Photographer's Survival Manual: A legal guide for artists in the digital age by Edward C. Greenberg and Jack Reznicki
ARCH KF2042 .P45 G74 2010
The Public Domain: Enclosing the commons of the mind by James Boyle
ARCH KF3022 .B69 2008
Remix: Making art and commerce thrive in the hybrid economy by Lawrence Lessig
ARCH KF3020 .L47 2008
The Copyright Zone: A legal guide for photographers and artists in the digital age by Jack Reznicki
E-book, 2015

Copyright/Intellectual Property Resources for Artists

Art History and Its Publications in the Electronic Age
Report on a Study Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This report is published by Rice University Press and CLIR. Authors: Hilary Ballon and Mariet Westermann, 2006
Art Law Conversations: A Surprisingly Readable Guide for Visual Artists
ARCH KF390.A7 R877 2005
Artist's Rights Society - ARS
"...the preeminent copyright, licensing, and monitoring organization for visual artists in the United States. Founded in 1987, ARS represents the intellectual property rights interests of over 50,000 visual artists and estates of visual artists from around the world (painters, sculptors, photographers, architects and others)." (from About ARS)
CAA Standards & Guidelines : Intellectual Property
Guidance from the College Art Association.
CIAGP (international Council of Creators of Graphic, Plastic, and Photographic Arts)
A part of CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers), CIAGP advocates for the rights of visual artists around the globe.
Digital Image Rights Computator
The Digital Image Rights Computator (DIRC) program is intended to assist the user in assessing the intellectual property status of a specific image documenting a work of art, a designed object, or a portion of the built environment. Start with How to Use the DIRC.
DIRC Principles & Definitions of Copyright and Contract Law
Legal Guide for the Visual Artist
ARCH KF390.A7 C73 2010
Permissions, a Survival Guide: Blunt Talk about Art as Intellectual Property
ARCH KF3050 .B54 2006
Also as e-book
The Public Domain : How to Find & Use Copyright-free Writings, Music, Art & More
2020, e-book
The Public Domain Sherpa
An online guide to the public domain and its boundaries.
VRA Statement on the Fair Use of Images for Teaching, Research, and Study
PDF, courtesy of the Intellectual Property Rights Committee of the Visual Resources Association.
The WATCH File
A database of copyright contacts for artists, writers, and prominent figures in other creative fields, WATCH stands for Writers, Artists and Their Copyright Holders. Co-sponsored by the Harry Ransom Center (University of Texas at Austin) and the University of Reading (U.K.), WATCH is one of the largest databases of copyright holders in the world.