Search this website: Home Copyright Owners Copyright Users Library NZ Copyright Links Membership Intellectual Property Site Map Copyright Owners Overview Owner Categories Creative Industries Electronic Media Music Object / Craft Art Performing Arts Radio, Television, Film Visual Arts Writing General / Other Complete Index   Home . Copyright Owners . Visual Arts Visual Arts "Visual Arts" covers copyright owned by artists, engravers, etchers, painters and photographers among others. Frequently Asked Questions Registration - How can I register my copyright and how much does it cost?   Ownership - How can I prove I am the copyright owner? Ideas - Does copyright protect my ideas?   Originality - If my work is inspired by an existing work, is my work protected by copyright? Copying - Has a painter infringed copyright in my photograph by reproducing it as a painting?   Photography - Do I need permission to photograph a random person on the street? Ownership - If a client commissions me to take some photographs, but doesn’t pay me, do I own the copyright in the photos?   Ownership - Do I need permission to make copies of a photograph I own? Photography - Do I need permission to photograph a building?   Ownership - Can I reproduce work I have done for clients to include on my website or in my portfolio? News Items 16-04-2009 Commissioning Rule Amendment Bill no longer on agenda   31-03-2009 Artists’ Resale Right rejected 29-09-2008 Commissioning rule to be repealed   01-08-2007 The Commissioning Rule - Second discussion paper 16-04-2007 Resale royalty right to be considered   31-01-2007 Pirate Internet Downloader Sentenced to Community Service, Pay Damages 20-10-2006 Copyright, contract and the commissioning rule     Information Sheets Infringement of copyright: what should I do?   An introduction to copyright in New Zealand Photographers   Visual artists Moral rights     Related Links VISCOPY http://www.viscopy.com   New Zealand Engineering Printing & Manufacturing Union (EPMU) http://www.epmu.org.nz Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ) http://www.dinz.org.nz   New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP) http://www.nzipp.org.nz Advertising & Illustrative Photographers Association (AIPA) http://www.aipa.org.nz   Artists Alliance http://www.artistsalliance.org.nz   Home | Copyright in New Zealand | Owners | Users | Links | Intellectual Property | Membership | Site Map

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