Art, Art History, and Design

Uses simplified language to help individuals choose copyright permissions for their own creative works.

Assists individuals in assessing the intellectual property status of a specific art-related image.

For a fee, provides legal information regarding the copyright term of any given cultural work in any jurisdiction around the world.

A copyright, licensing, and monitoring organization for visual artists, representing over 50,000 American visual artists and their estates.

Visual Arts and Galleries Association. Represents visual artists' copyrights worldwide. Managed by Artists' Rights Society (above) as of summer 2018.

1990 US law granting special "moral rights" to creators of paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, and photographs under certain conditions.

Provides copyright contacts for writers, artists, and prominent figures in creative fields.

Includes a Trademark FAQ.

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use in the Visual Arts provides visual-arts professionals with a set of principles in the fair use of copyrighted materials.

Serves graphic and interactive designers, illustrators, and animators, and has many helpful materials relating to copyright for the creative professional.

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Copyright website gives resources providing guidance on the academic use of images.