Art and Law

WHAT ALL CAN BE COVERED IN ART AS PER LAWS?

DOES YOUR INSTAGRAM POSTS OR ANY SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT BE COUNTED AS ART ?

HOW DOES COPYRIGHT OF INDIAN LAWS DEALS WITH ART?

WHAT IS ART LAW? WHAT ARE THE INDIAN LAWS DEALING WITH ART?

HOW MUSEUM AND ART GALLERIES EARN MONIES AND WHAT ARE THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF TRADE
IN ART?

STREET ART AND GRAFFITI AND THEIR LEGAL CONSEQUENCES?

HOW TO PURSUE A CAREER IN ART LAW( IN INDIA AS WELL AS US) ?

What is art? Doesn’t this question sound similar to what if life? Also both are great questions and
critics and intellectuals have been asking for centuries.

Well that puts the next question, where do we draw a line on what is and is not considered as art?
Something you have painted by using numerous references will that be considered your original art
and if someone uses the same subsequently can you claim your right on the same ?

If you have a heart you find art, it requires ability to see art in any random meaningless thing to look
around. As the years are passing the dynamics of art is evolving now even the graphic designing,
illustrations of comic books, and fashion attires are considered as forms of arts and people
continued to claim rights on the same. Protecting a piece you created is equally important to
creating a piece .and law can help you in this matter.

Instagram:

As per the terms of use of Instagram , you when post any of the content you give legal permission in
form of license to Instagram . When you share, post, or upload content that is covered by
intellectual property rights (like photos or videos) on or in connection with our Service, you
hereby grant to us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide
license to host, use, distribute, modify, run, copy, publicly perform or display, translate, and
create derivative works of your content (consistent with your privacy and application
settings). This license will end when your content is deleted from our systems. You can delete
content individually or all at once by deleting your account. By giving the license you don’t
lose the ownership though.
When you request to delete content or your account, the deletion process will automatically
begin no more than 30 days after your request. It may take up to 90 days to delete content
after the deletion process begins. While the deletion process for such content is being
undertaken, the content is no longer visible to other users, but remains subject to these
Terms of Use and our Data Policy. After the content is deleted, it may take us up to another
90 days to remove it from backups and disaster recovery systems.

In addition to being aware of Instagram's Terms of Use, you should also keep in mind some
tips to follow when posting content online:

 Place a copyright symbol on your content

 Include a link to your email or website in your profile so people can easily obtain
permission from you prior to using your content
 Post only low resolution images
 Use watermarks on your content.