Copyright Law expert and former Professor of Law, Peter Jaszi, talks to Giuseppe Castellano about his step-grandfather—and Little Golden Books legend—Tibor Gergely.
They then discuss the legality of fan art; copyright vs. trademark; the real deal behind the “poor man’s copyright”; and why and how illustrators should legally protect their work.
Here are a few links Peter thought would be helpful:
Submitting your work to the U.S. Copyright Office.
The Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) is a nonprofit organization run by and for fans to provide access to and preserve the history of fanworks and fan cultures.
This code of best practices provides visual-arts professionals with a set of principles addressing best practices in the fair use of copyrighted materials. —College Art Association of America
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