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Licensing 101
Licensing is essentially the art‑world version of Airbnb: you still own the house, but you let someone else use it for a while — in exchange for money and the promise they won’t trash the place. Legally speaking, licensing allows an artist or copyright owner to “lease” specific rights to a manufacturer or company for
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Color Trends
Knowing what colors will be “in” can be a tremendous benefit; especially if you sell your work or are creating a piece for a trendy friend or family member. Even if you just want your clothes to be on trend, or are choosing a paint color, knowing about color trends is a benefit. Unfortunately, fashionable
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WHY HIRE DESIGNERS?
The law of supply and demand has put many art, craft, and graphic designers at a disadvantage. Manufacturers and publishers know there is a sea of hungry young designers willing to work cheap, so why pay more? While, as an industry, we need to continue to develop new talent, the industry’s attitude towards “dispensable designers”
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COPYRIGHT 101
With the hot trends of collage and altered art, copyright law now has double meaning for artists. How to protect your own work, and when it is permissible to use other people’s work within your own? I need tell you that I am an attorney in the State of California, but I have put my