Posted on: January 23, 2017 by IAL Admin
Unlocking Orphan Works: A New Licensing Scheme by Daniela Simone Art, Antiquity and Law Article | Vol 19, Issue 4, 2014 Cost is £12 for non-members | £6 for members of the Institute of Art and Law or subscribers to Art Antiquity and Law Click here to become a subscriber Click here to browse other articles and case notes
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Semi-Formal Copyright: the Past and Future of Orphan Works by Barbara Lauriat Art, Antiquity and Law Article | Vol 17, Issue 4, 2012 Click here to become a subscriber Click here to browse other articles and case notes
Posted on: February 1, 2016 by Emily Gould
What do you do if you want to reproduce an artwork but have no idea who holds the rights in it? What options are available to the museum keen to create a new online resource of paintings, but with no record of who owns the copyright? Back in November 2014 we reported on two new […]
Posted on: November 3, 2014 by Alexander Herman
As of 29 October 2014 – last Wednesday – the new Orphan Works scheme was in force throughout the European Union. This was the system introduced by the Orphan Works Directive 2012/28, which allows a number of institutions, including museums, to make available large numbers of works for which copyright owners could not be identified or […]
Posted on: June 3, 2014 by Alexander Herman
For those who have been following the consultation process for the adoption of an orphan works licensing scheme in the UK, the government has just released its response to a number of questions (27, to be exact) relating to the technical aspects of licensing orphan works. You can view the document, released on 30 May […]
Posted on: January 8, 2024 by Alexander Herman
We will be running one of our popular courses, the Diploma course in Intellectual Property and Collections in July, from the 10th to the 12th. The course will cover all aspects of copyright, moral rights, copyright exceptions, IP management for museums, orphan works, artist resale rights, NFTS and more. It will be run online, via Zoom, […]
Posted on: March 5, 2022 by Alexander Herman
We will be running one of our popular courses, the Diploma course in Intellectual Property and Collections in June, from the 12th to the 14th. The course will cover all aspects of copyright, moral rights, copyright exceptions, IP management for museums, orphan works, artist resale rights, NFTS (a new session) and more. It will be run […]
Posted on: February 17, 2021 by Alexander Herman
Last week, we were happy to run a seminar called ‘Brexit, legal changes and the art world’ in conjunction with the London firm of Hunters Law LLP. The topic is obviously one of great interest these days as the UK grapples with a post-EU existence. There were a number of important changes that were brought […]
Posted on: December 31, 2020 by Alexander Herman
And now for our year-in-review. What can be said about 2020 that hasn’t already been said? It was a challenging, unprecedented and heartbreaking year on the whole. The larger issues at play have certainly overtaken what additions and shifts may have occurred in the art law world. In fact, looking over the prognosis we made […]
Posted on: February 11, 2020 by Emily Gould
At 11pm on 31st January 2020, the UK left the European Union. That much is clear. Far less certain at this stage, is the effect this will have on a number of areas of law, not least the law of copyright. We have known for some time that certain specific rights which depend on European-wide […]