Artists Rights Society
Artists Rights Society (ARS) is a copyright, licensing, and monitoring organization for visual artists in the United States. Founded in 1987, ARS is a member of the
Represented artists and estates
The long list of the artists represented by ARS includes such names as
Infringement and advocacy
In 2002 and 2006, ARS asked Google to remove customised versions of its logo put up to commemorate artists Salvador Dalí and Joan Miró, alleging that portions of specific artworks under their protection had been used in the logos, and that they were used without permission. According to Theodore Feder, president of ARS, "there are underlying copyrights to the works of Miró, and they are putting it up without having the rights."[4] Google complied with the request, but denied that there was any violation of copyright.
Since 2008, ARS and Google have worked together to produce customized versions of Google's logo[citation needed] to commemorate ARS member artists, Marc Chagall (2008), René Magritte (2008) and Jackson Pollock (2009).[5]
In June 2008, ARS president Theodore Feder, with artist
In July 2008, ARS worked with the Illustrator's Partnership of America (IPA) and the Advertising Photographers of America (APA) to submit to congress a document titled, "Suggested Amendments to H.R. 5889: Orphan Works Act of 2008."
References
- ^ "Home". arsny.com.
- ^ "Most Frequently Requested ARS Member Artists"
- ^ "Browse Complete List of ARS Member Artists"
- ^ "Google takes down Miro image." Silicon Beat April 20, 2006
- ^ Google.com: More Google Logos
- ^ "The Art Newspaper "The proposed new law is a nightmare for artists" by Frank Stella. June 6, 2008". Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
- ^ Illustrators' Partnership Orphan Works Blog: "H.R. 5889 Amendments" June 11, 2008
- ^ a b Orphan Works Legislative Action Center
- ^ "ASIP Home". capwiz.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.