I have a question about "copyright". According to your Art Stamp Article: "All artwork created after 1923 (with a few exceptions) is automatically copyrighted, even if the artist does not register for copyright protection".
Does this mean "all STAMP artworks" only or ANY KIND OR FORM OF ARTWORK as long as it is created after 1923?And one more thing... does this rule on copyright apply to ALL artworks ANYWHERE in the WORLD or is it only applicable to your country? By the way, I am from the Philippines.
I would like to thank you for all the art information that you publish through the Internet.
More power to all of you guys! People like you are blessings to all art lovers.
Really.... THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH!
Hi Pet,
What a fun nickname!
Thank you for the compliments. I love my work, though I often say it’s not work, it’s play!
The quote you refer to means all artwork or creative expression (paintings, original stamps, digital art and tools like stamps or brushes … poetry, short stories … the list is endless) as I said “with few exceptions”.
To paraphrase something Ro Paxman, the CEO of Scrap Girls, wrote in response to questions about copyrights, “You cannot copyright ideas; but you can copyright the expression of ideas.”
The idea of painting an entire canvas neon orange cannot be copyrighted. But if you paint a canvas neon orange with distinctive brush strokes or dimensional effects using a palette knife and title your work “A Sunny Day on Mercury”, that work of “art” is copyrighted.
These copyright laws apply in any country anywhere in the world which subscribes to them.
So, the bottom line for you is that you need to consult a copyright lawyer licensed to practice in the Phillipines.
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