TY - BOOK AU - Crawford,Tad TI - Legal guide for the visual artist SN - 9781581157420 (pbk.) : AV - KF390.A7 C73 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - New York, NY PB - Allworth Press KW - Artists KW - Legal status, laws, etc KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-260) and index; The business of art -- Copyright : gaining and keeping protection -- Copyright : registration -- Copyright : works for hire and joint works -- Copyright : infringement, fair use, compulsory licensing, and permissions -- Copyright and the digital revolution -- Moral rights -- Other protections for artists -- Risks in the content and creation of art -- Contracts : an introduction -- Original art : sales, commissions, and rentals -- Original art : ownership, insurance, submissions, and resale proceeds -- Unique art and limited editions -- Sales by galleries and agents -- Sales of reproduction rights -- Publishing contracts -- Video artworks -- Multimedia contracts -- Studios and leases -- Taxes : income and expenses -- Taxes : beyond Schedule C -- Taxes : the hobby loss challenge -- Taxes : who is an employee? -- The artist's estate -- Artists and museums -- The artist as a collector -- Grants and public support for the arts -- How to avoid or resolve disputes with clients -- Appendix. Artists' groups and organizations for the arts ER -