Can you patent or copyright a style of art?
No. Style cannot be copyrighted or patented. When you think about it, all artists build on those who have come before...you are free to paint floppy stopwatches a la Salvador Dali. Some colleges now teach classes in imitating the masters. What can be copyrighted is her specific works, and nobody can make derivative works based on them. That won't extend to style, just to content.
No; you cannot copyright a "style", only actual artwork or assets used in a game.
Is the Simpsons style copyrighted?
i dont think it is but i looked it up on google.com but i could not find anything sooo i don't know
Is the writing style for the tv show Game of Thrones copyrighted?
If you're referring to the script or font, the answer (in the USA) is no, they are not copyrighted if they are bitmapped fonts, calligraphy or typefaces. Only a scalable vector font (using software) might be copyrighted. Congress has not chosen to include "typefaces" in the definition of graphic or pictorial works, which are types of works that are protected.
How to not get copyrighted on youtube?
DON'T WORRY. I AM SURE YOU WILL NOT GET COPYRIGHTED, BECAUSE WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO UPLOAD PROBABLY ISN'T EVEN YOURS TO BEGIN WITH. "Copyright" means that you "created" and own" each component of the video -- including the composing/writing, arranging, producing & performing of the music. If you're willing to take the chance and re-upload your video with the same music, do not write the name of the song or artist in your title, description or tags. Also, avoid irrelevant phrases like "no copyright infringement intended", "I do not own the music" or "I don't take any credit for this song". Not only do YouTube's upload servers look out for song titles, artists' names and sentences like those, you're also stating that you have knowingly taken, used, copied or maybe even stolen someone else's copyrighted material. You should also consider the fact that the music-recording industry is starting to use hidden "watermarks" or "fingerprints" buried within their music, in order to uncover and identify their illicit use. As such, it is possible that no matter how many times you try to upload your video, it may always be rejected because of "copyright infringement". You'd thus be better off trying to find a different version of the music you want to use. If you have seen other videos apparently using the exact same music, those videos were probably up on YouTube just before this new technology really started coming into being. The only possible exception to everything that I just wrote is for you to use music that is shorter than 30 seconds in length. If you listen carefully to any talk-show on radio or TV, they will never use or play other people's music for longer than 30 seconds when introducing a guest or going into/out of commercials. Can you guess the reason? (Hint: it has to do with "licensing fees" and "royalties".) I hope my info has been helpful to you. Here is the official viewpoint from YouTube itself about "copyrights". Just click on my link below: http://www.youtube.com/t/howto_copyright
Can an airline livery be copyrighted as art?Yes, especially when the livery of each aircraft is unique. In the 1970s, artist Alexander Calder painted individual designs for DC-8 airliners in Braniff International’s South American service that turned each plane into a flying work of art.Image: Alexander Calder painted Douglas DC-8 for Braniff AIrways 1973 .jpg file from Wikimedia CommonsBraniff Flying ColorsFor Braniff’s US domestic service, Calder created a Boeing 727 design commemorating the 200th anniversary of the USA.
With the written permission of the copyright holder. Not otherwise.Technically that’s required just for displaying it, but if there’s no money involved few writers will bother to take action.
Someone is copying my art and style of art- what can I do about it?
You should provide some links to your art and the other person's for people to judge better. There is no copyright on style though, just think of the tons of fan art images for every cartoon or anime imaginable. There's not much you can do about it, and my suggestion is not to bother with it. Here's why: if you are a good artist, your style will evolve and refine in time, and copycats will not be able to keep up with that. As long as they're not actually impersonating you by claiming your art as theirs, there is no problem. Besides, chances are they came up with the style themselves and the similarity is just a coincidence. Perhaps they accuse you of copying too =) A good way to decide whether they're really copying is to see if they use the same subjects like you (aka only the style is similar, or what the picture represents too?). Also, do they hang out on the same websites? If not, maybe this is just coincidence. Sadly, all this is very unclear without the actual examples.
You can copyright particular design prints or the artistic patterns and you can copyright anything that is not functional, i.e. purely ornamental, but you cannot copyright anything this is functional or needed to make the garment work better, i.e. stay on you or fit better. Trademark rights are somewhat similar in that you can only protect a design and not any functional aspect of the garment but with trademark rights, known as "trade dress" rights in this kind of case, the consumer has to be aware that the design identifies a particular manufacturer or source of the garment. In other words, the trade dress really has to be a feature around which the manufacturer creates "look for" advertising. This is a rather complicated, cutting edge area of the law and you should really consult a trademark lawyer if this is a serious issue that you need to deal with.