Open Access<i>Art & Copyright</i>, by Simon Stokes
Author(s) -
Andreas Rahmatian
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
entertainment and sports law journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1748-944X
DOI - 10.16997/eslj.109
Subject(s) - sculpture , visual arts , fine art , scope (computer science) , the arts , painting , art , architecture , sociology , computer science , programming language
One has to be aware of certain limitations of the scope of Simon Stokes’ book ‘Art and Copyright’ right from the beginning: what the title means by ‘art’ is broadly the visual arts and fine art, for example paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures and installations. The book practically does not deal with music and works of literature, and there is very little engagement with architecture, dramatic works and films. The second limitation is that the book is not, whether intentionally or otherwise, directed at artists, art professionals, museum curators, gallerists and the like, but rather at lawyers who have dealings with such persons. It may even take some time for a complete novice to copyright, albeit a lawyer, to grapple with this rather slim, but fully packed volume.