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Copyright and Licensing
A Brief Guide for Sign Painters
#KeepYourCopyright campaign illustration by Olivier Heiligers / @olivierheiligers.
uring Letterheads 2018: London
Calling (see bl.ag/londoncalling), the
Association of Illustrators (AoI) gave a
short business masterclass. One participant
said this was worth the entry fee alone. The AoI’s
recent #KeepYourCopyright campaign has put
the subject of copyright in focus again, and there
are some important lessons for sign painters.
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What is copyright, and why should I care?
Copyright is the concept that any original work
by an artist, writer, photographer, or film-maker
belongs to them, and can only be copied with
their permission—in other words, they have
the right to copy it. This includes signs where
the work is an original design created by the
sign painter, or artwork and lettering supplied
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