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Breaking the Rules
As an art lawyer, Warhol’s death provoked in me serious thoughts about art and money, including the rules of the marketplace. Between thought and expression Lies a lifetime. * And though the rules of the road have…
Artist resale rights
Whenever a musician sells a track, they receive a small payment from the transaction. This is called a royalty. Since 2006, when an artwork is resold on the secondary market for over €1,000, the artist gets a…
Commercial gallery relationships
Commercial galleries are businesses that aim to sell art. It’s important to understand their motivations, their staff and practices. This will help negotiate a mutually beneficial agreement. Reflection Before you begin your hunt for a gallery reflect…
Importance of contracts in commissions
Projects for public spaces can involve so many different partners. This makes contracts vital, for artist and commissioner. A contract is what both the artist and the commissioner agree that you as the artist will deliver. You…
Corporate art collections
There can be some good opportunities for artists to sell or rent their work to corporations. Why have your work in a corporate setting? Work in a corporate collection gives an artist exposure to a wealthy sector…
Artists Resale Right: 4th Year Report
February 2010 marks the fourth anniversary of the introduction into UK law of the Artist’s Resale Right (ARR). Invented by the French around a century ago, where is it known as droit de suite,…
Droit de Suite (1996)
On 13 March 1996 the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive to harmonise the law throughout the 15 member states of the European Union concerning artists’ resale royalty right, often called the ‘droit de…
Licensing
Licensing can be a useful way to earn extra income by permitting other uses of your work in exchange for money What is licensing? When you license your work, you are giving permission to someone else to use your…
Selling is Easy
Selling work is easy: give it to the buyer and take the money. However, many artists and buyers care about what might happen to the work in the future: buyers are often concerned about originality, size of edition…
Second Year Review
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) is currently conducting a post implementation review of the first two years’ operation of the Artist’s Resale Right (ARR), introduced into UK law in February 2006 and throughout the rest of…
Public art commissions: expressions of interest
An expression of interest is the first stage in the commissioning process. A Commissioner will: As an Artist you should:
If I hire a stand at an Art Fair to sell my own artwork, what can I do if the event is cancelled?
You need to check the hire contract for your contractual rights. The company will be in breach…
First Semester Report
On February 14, 2006, the UK Artists’ Resale Right (ARR) came into operation, after a year long media campaign on behalf of UK art market professionals opposing its introduction, and a media campaign led by the Design…
The Artists’ Campaign for Droit de Suite
On 17 May 1993 a unique and important meeting was held to give artists the chance to hear about droit de suite (the visual artist’s resale royalty right) and form their own views…
Parliamentary Report: The Market for Art
The introduction into UK law from January 2006 of the Artists’ Resale Right saw a flurry of activity and media coverage early in 2005 including newspaper articles, radio programmes, letters to national newspaper editors,…
The Artist’s Resale Right Regulations 2006
On December 15 2005, the final draft of the Artist’s Resale Right Regulations 2006 were placed before parliament by the UK government for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament, with the aim…
Artists Resale Right
Half a dozen pieces over three decades mark the progress of artists' resale royalty right legislation in Europe, California and the UK. A campaign by artists lobbying for the introduction of this economic right in the UK…
When selling work for reproduction, how can I protect my copyright?
What can I do to ensure that any prints clearly record my signature and details of the work? As part of your copyright in the work, you have moral…