Artist Credit
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Does anyone else out there have trouble with clients wanting to give artist credit when printing their renderings? Once in awhile I have the dangdest time convincing my client that it is a law to give credit in these cases.
I am not even asking for a lot. I ask that my logo not be cut/edited from the rendering (and I take careful concern around placement and size, so not to be obnoxious) and that a byline or credit with in article/print/website/etc be used.
So how about you guys?
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Tina:
Can't remember exactly when or in which section of the forum, but there was a lengthy discussion of just this topic quite recently. I'm sure you can find it with a search.
Of course, you're quite right to insist on professional credit. You won't always get it, but you certainly won't if you don't insist on it. I always affix a label to the back of my drawings saying "Please provide professional credit to..." I figure that if it's good enough for professional photographers, it's good enough for illustrators as well!
Ray
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Thanks Ray, I had forgotten about that post.
Although, my question was more towards credit in print/website beyond a signature. I know you can digitally inbed a signature and I request a byline even beyond my logo/signature.
So I was wondering what is the practice of others and if they have trouble getting that?
I saw your post of the problem you had and that was helpful.
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I do renderings for builders, architects, landscapers, and recently DTP's and as a practice once the comissioned work is completed and approved I send the Images without any signature. I will attach a signature on my own designs for our construction renders but I figured that I have been paid for a requested product thus it no longer belongs to me in any way or form.
Having said that, there are a few clients that insist I do sign my work as it apparently gives value (several of my local clients all know each other within the building industry)
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@solo said:
I figured that I have been paid for a requested product thus it no longer belongs to me in any way or form.
It's standard practice in architecture to regard all documents as "instruments of service," with all rights to their use in any form retained by the architect. Shouldn't illustrative drawings be should treated the same way?
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Ray, yes and no. I suppose it differs between countries, here in South Africa it pretty much depends on your appointment. See the attached file for a TXT file contained in a ZIP archive.
So if you want to retain copyright / ownership of your product, make sure you're appointed correctly and it is stipulated.
Architectural drawings copyright protection in South Africa.zip
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@unknownuser said:
Ray, yes and no. I suppose it differs between countries, here in South Africa it pretty much depends on your appointment. See the attached file for a TXT file contained in a ZIP archive.
So if you want to retain copyright / ownership of your product, make sure you're appointed correctly and it is stipulated.
Julian:
Thanks for the information and the good advice.
I was referring to the terms contained in the American Institute of Architects standard Owner/Architect Agreement. Unfortunately, like many Americans, I tend to forget that we're not the only country in the world, and that others do things in other ways.
Ray
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Tina, check out this link:
http://www.gag.org/pegs/index.phpGraphic Artists Guild handbook -- all you ever want to know about your copyrights. Available also on Amazon - used editions for as little as $4 or so....
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