Art licensing copyright laws are fundamental for protecting the creative rights of artists. These laws don’t just protect artists; they shape the landscape in which manufacturers and retailers operate. It’s a framework that ensures artists are rewarded and compensated for their innovation and creativity and that businesses approach artistic content with the seriousness it demands.  […]

In April we conduced our ninth trip since 2012 to Guangzhou, China to attend the Canton Fair and Jinhan Fair. The group of Art Copyright Coalition (ACC) members walked the shows hunting for illegal copies of artwork and confronting infringers. The good news is that infringements were at the lowest level we have seen since we […]

Orphan works are those whose copyright parents, i.e. owners, can’t be located, and therefore receive something of a copyright “pass” in potential penalties. It turns out that the fears were overblown in several respects, as described in an Art Copyright Coalition sponsored white paper by Joshua Kaufman.

I’m guessing that very few industries or companies are immune from having their intellectual property ripped off by Chinese firms. This includes trademarks, patents, and (yes, my favorite subject) copyrights.