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Artists, don’t be a David. Protect your copyright with Pixsy

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Collecting Art, take a look Copyright infringement is an artists nightmare. As creators we spill blood sweat and tears producing work, only to find someone has used it without consent or payment and at that point it can suddenly feel like a David versus Goliath battle. In the last two months alone we’ve written three articles all connected to copyright infringement. The latest featured Italian artist Alessia Babrow who found the Vatican had used her work without permission. As a result, we received commentary from Kain Jones, CEO of Pixsy regarding the Babrow infringement: Kain Jones, CEO of Pixsy, said: “This case highlights, yet again, the importance of obtaining a proper license and permission before using the work of an artist. Copyright law protects the creator of a work be that illustrations, photographs, or other creative content and gives them full legal authority to decide how and when their content can be used. The responsibility is on the party that wants to use the work ...