Event / February 9 @ 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm Keep Your Copyright: Licensing and Negotiation 101 Calling all illustrators! Join us for a FREE event to learn how to licence your work, protect your copyright and negotiate with confidence.
News / 18th January 2022 Keep Your Copyright – Agent Focus with Ciara Phelan It’s never been more important for artists – including illustrators – to do everything in their power to protect their copyright and retain autonomy over their work. 34% of illustrators..
News / Keep Your Copyright – Commissioner Focus with Daniel Moorey At The AOI we strive to empower illustrators by equipping them with the tools they need to understand copyright and licensing, and how to negotiate fairer contractual terms with confidence…
News / Keep Your Copyright – Agent Focus with Harry Lyon-Smith Unfortunately, illustrators are increasingly being asked to sign away their copyright, with more commissioners asking for a copyright assignment as part of their contracts instead of licensing. Agreeing to copyright assignments..
News / Keep Your Copyright – Illustrator Focus with Sneha Shanker What’s the most important and valuable thing you own as a creator? The answer’s simple: it’s the copyright to your work. In order to protect licence-based industries, we’re calling on illustrators,..
Campaigning / Campaigns Keep Your Copyright Keep Your Copyright What’s the most important and valuable thing you own as a creator? The answer’s simple: it’s the copyright to your work. Your work has copyright protection as soon as..
Resources / Copyright The importance of copyright when you are commissioning Commissioning illustration is a great position to be in – you’re getting the opportunity to select an illustrator, ask them to create something unique for your company, and at the..
Resources / Copyright Copyright Assignment What is copyright? Copyright is an economic right that gives you the opportunity to make commercial gain from the exploitation of your artworks. This is generally done by licensing the right to use..
Resources / Copyright BCC Info: Copyright Basics The British Copyright Council (BCC) is a consultative and liaison body whose membership includes the AOI. They offer A5 information guides as part of their “UK Copyright Highway Code” series..