Art Law Handbook

This essential resource will help you expertly guide clients through the intricate laws of intellectual property, tort, tax disputes and customs that affect virtually all aspects of art transactions.From a team of art law specialists, you get astute legal discussion and real-life answers for the matters vital to artists, purchasers, sellers, dealers and everyone else involved in the art world. Art Law Handbook provides the information you need on: Copyrights, trademarks, design patents, and moral rightsLegal aspects relating to new mediaTransacting business on the Internet and "netiquette"Art theftAuthentication and appraisalsAuction transactionsInternational art transactionsRestoration and conservationTax issues for artists and purchasersTrust and estate planningRelationships between artists and dealersAnd much more.Plus, you'll save valuable research and drafting time with more than 40 proven contracts, notices, releases and other important forms - in print and on a FREE easy-to-use CD-ROM - including: Copyright licensesE-commerce and website development form agreementsCommissioned artwork agreementsPurchase agreementArtist/gallery agreementForm willAnd more than 30 appendices give you instant access to important laws, treaties, information sources and other relevant material.Roy S. Kaufman is the author of 'Art Law Handbook', published 2000 under ISBN 9780735516410 and ISBN 0735516413.