This chapter highlights the following clearance situations which are somewhat unique to visual art:
• copyright infringement of artwork
• using a person’s image in your visual art
• Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA)
11.1. Copyright Infringement of Artwork
As discussed in Section 3.4.1, it is the expression of the idea and not the idea itself that receives copyright protection. Copyright does not protect the subject matter of visual art unless the subject matter is itself copyrightable.
For example, suppose you photograph a mural. In other words, the mural is the subject of the photograph. Your photograph is protected by copyright. At the same ...
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