A question of copyright ?

Dug · Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Posts: 4837 Location: Gippsland

I got this catalogue from a favorite gallery this morning.

The problem I have is the reproduction of the works of some pretty famous artists for resale as his own work.

This has to be a breach of copyright laws, just wondering what you think.

And yes I know I am probably breaching copyright by republishing the work ! Sad

Tango · Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 1360 Location: Melbourne

I think it's a RIP OFF Evil or Very Mad

probably had to appropriate other peoples masterpieces to hide his own lack of talent,,,
There is a small chance that he might have paid some license fee to use the images in that way ( though I doubt it), but whatever it's still a RIP OFF

Dug · Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Posts: 4837 Location: Gippsland

I really cannot see the estates of any of these artists selling the rights for a work like this. Sad

Is copyright 50 or 75 years after the death of the creator of the work ?

AvG · Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 1912

Aside from the copyright issue I just think it's a terribly boring and contrived idea - lillies overlaid on very famous prints Rolling Eyes

very twee.

Clearly the 'artist' is relygin too heavily on the work of Adams et al. What a pity, when there are so many genuinely talented and interesting artists a gallery finds room for someone like this.

Copyright I am pretty sure is 70 years after death

thecatsgrin · Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 2181 Location: Gippsland

BLAAAAAA BLAAAGGGHHH!! I think they are pretty bad Doug.
I hope no one lurking the forum did them, and I agree with all comments so far. They are not even 'kitch' enough to be in anyway bad enough to be good... the only shock is that a gallery has an interest in them at all.

About the copyright issue, they are different enough to the original images to be unique in their own right. The artist is not attempting to sell an item the same as it was originally created, so in this way it is not a copyright issue, if they were individually trademarked it might be a different issue though.
I feel it is a moral issue though. It is crap, and pretentious to rely on a recognisable image to sell something with so little thought or meaning put into it.
I dont even like the peace lillies they have used, they look like they are artificial , photographed and stuck on... just yuck.

Dug · Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Posts: 4837 Location: Gippsland

yep I agree

the words pretentious crap did spring to my mind as well !

thecatsgrin · Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 2181 Location: Gippsland

See ... Great minds think alike! Laughing

gggraph · Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:23 pm Post subject: Re - A question of copyright ?

I think the musical equivalent would be sampling... it can work creatively (eg Utah Saints "Something Good") but most of the time somebody without any talent or inspiration takes the good bit from somebody else's work and does talking karaoke over the rest, and then calls themself an artist. (or MC or DJ).

You may have detected the subtle dislike I have for Hip-Hop...

On the copyright issue, I would like to think that a jury would find that he (A) has reproduced a significant part of the prior work and (B) has not changed it enough to qualify as a new work.

Cheers

Grant

gggraph · Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:25 pm Post subject: Re: A question of copyright ?

velvet · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 1655 Location: Hunter Valley

You silily bunch of phililystines. How dare you vililyfy my work?

Anselily Adams has personalily written to me to say he deeplily regrets omitting these highlily significant blooms from his portfolilyo. Marililyn Monroe and Lily Marlene Dietrich have also expressed their gratitude for revitalilyzing their lilykenesses.

These are not tame lilies, they are wild lilies of the field and training them to respond to commands like "High lily" and "Lie lo" was not easilily facililytated. Plus digitalily converting fililym images for printing is realily hard work, so I totalily deserve the prices I am asking.

My work is about World Peace dammit, and you cormless, lily-livered lilliputians have just set the cause back about a mililyenium.

AvG · Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 1912

The Pook · Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 2904 Location: Tasmania

gggraph · Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:45 pm Post subject: Re: A question of copyright ?

petero · Joined: 04 Mar 2010 Posts: 142 Location: Melbourne

I wonder who would buy them. They look like something you'd see in a $2 shop.

thecatsgrin · Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 2181 Location: Gippsland

The chinese rip-off of Halmark!! Laughing