From the course: Music Law: Recording, Management, Rights, and Performance Contracts
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Artwork permissions
From the course: Music Law: Recording, Management, Rights, and Performance Contracts
Artwork permissions
- Musicians usually need artwork in connection with recordings. There are two ways that a musician obtains artwork rights: either the artwork is created especially for the recording, or the artwork already exists, and the musician gets permission to use it. When artwork is created for a recording, the graphic artist should sign a written agreement, preferably before commencing work. At the heart of the agreement is the graphic artist's assignment of copyright. A statement such as, "In consideration of the payments "provided in this Agreement, Graphic Artist, "(or Photographer), assigns all rights in the artwork "to the Musician, and its assigns or licensees." In this way, the musician obtains all rights to the artwork, and does not need to return for additional permissions, if the artwork is used on merchandise or for other purposes. Equally important is the graphic artist's promise, or warranty, that the artwork will not infringe anybody else's rights, for example, that model…
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