Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Pennsylvania

If an amateur artist copies a painting from a magazine by another artist who is still living for his own use and signs the copy with his own signature with no intention of selling same does this constitute an infringement of copyright law?


Asked on 11/03/09, 11:08 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Sarah Grosse Sarah Grosse, Esquire

You basically answered your own question: if the artist COPIES a painting, it is infringement of the original artist's copyrights. Now, it does matter what the copy artist does with his copy -- keeps it at his house, uses it on his website, displays it in an art gallery. Selling the copy is relevant to damages, but not necessary as the original artist can be damaged by display of the copy.

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Answered on 11/08/09, 11:31 am


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