Beyond Oil on Canvas: New Media and Presentation Formats Challenge International Copyright Law’s Ability to Protect the Interests of the Contemporary Artist

Current copyright laws in all jurisdictions are lacking explicit provisions for protecting many types of contemporary art. It remains unclear to what extent ideas should be copyrightable as art, if at all; or whether an artwork’s commercial nature provides a decisive factor regarding appropriation....

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Main Author: Molly Ann Torsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 2006-03-01
Series:SCRIPTed: A Journal of Law, Technology & Society
Online Access:http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrb/script-ed/vol3-1/torsen.asp