Stories of natural disasters, heists, and property damage affecting valuable artwork reveal how crucial art insurance could be in recouping the value of damaged or lost art. Homeowners and renters insurance policies may provide sufficient coverage if you are an art collector or artist with fine art holdings cumulatively valued in the low four figures…. Continue Reading…
Archives for November 2012
Moral Rights Under The Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA)
November 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Moral rights refer to the personal rights of creative artists to control the display and alteration of their works and use of their names. Artists have a continuing relationship with their works, even if they do not own the actual physical works or copyrights to the works. Moral rights are based on the understanding that… Continue Reading…
Model Release Forms: Why Photographers Need Them
November 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A model release form is a legal agreement between the photographer (and/or any entity assigned rights to the images by the photographer) and the person being photographed that details the use of the images and rights of the parties. When you commercially use images of an individual you photographed without a signed model release, you… Continue Reading…