Some of you asked me, when am I going to post new paintings? 😀 The truth is that I delayed the new posts in purpose for a very simple, yet important reason: Copyright issues.
I took a few weeks off last December to do some remodeling around the apartment. I did not paint, but I did read and listened to instructional videos about marketing, licensing and sharing art online. To tell you the truth, the information was overwhelming.
In short, I decided to copyright every painting I create from now on.
Below, I included a list of sites to explain some of the whys and the hows in connection to this subject. I e-filed my first copyright a couple of weeks ago through the US official site. The step by step process was easy to follow and they do have a link “How to Register a Work“. Nothing to be afraid of 😀 ! One thing I should mention is that it costs $35 for each time you submit a request. However, the good news is that you may include multiple unpublished pieces of art in one single application.
The keyword is “unpublished“.
To make it simple:
– Â Published Art: A single application must be file.
– Â Unpublished Art: As long as all pieces have never been published, you may include it in one single application.
This is the reason I am holding off on posting new paintings. My plan is to file an application by the end of each month. I also want to copyright some of my published pieces, but that will take time.
Remember, this includes photography, illustration and any type of visual art.
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week! 😀
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Resourceful sites:
http://inventors.about.com/od/copyrights/a/copyright.htm
http://www.artbusiness.com/register_and_copyright_art_for_artists.html
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