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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

Copyright is the type of Intellectual Property most often associated with artistic works like fine art, movies, or books. Copyright only protects: original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium. How do I get a Copyright? To see more on the benefits of copyright registration, see Stop, Thief!

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Which Types of IP (Intellectual Property) Protection Do Artists Need?

Art Law Journal

At a fundamental level, each type of Intellectual Property focuses on a different creative work: copyright protects visual art and writings, trademark protects the names, symbols, or slogans for products or services, and patent protects inventions. How do I get a Copyright? Your Copy-Rights.

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Prince, Prince, Prints: Will the Supreme Court Revisit Fair Use?

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In 2017, the Warhol Foundation sued Goldsmith and her agency for a declaratory judgment that the Prince Series works are non-infringing or, in the alternative, that they constitute a fair use of the Prince Photograph. Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement. for Visual Arts, Inc. 2d 191, 192 (S.D.N.Y.

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Stop, thief! How to win big in a copyright infringement case

Art Law Journal

And more importantly, most intellectual property attorneys will take an infringement case with statutory damages on contingency so you won’t have to pay legal fees in advance. All that needs to be done is to register your artistic works. Do you register your works for copyright protection?