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Creating and Authorship

The concept of authorship lies at the heart of copyright. In most systems, authorship belongs to the person or persons who make the original artistic choices that lead to the creation of the work.

Claire Keane speaks about creating and authorship
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Hi, I'm Claire Keane and I'm a visual development artist, an illustrator and a children's book author.

Working in teams or for companies means dealing with questions of authorship and ownership.

The moment when you bring an idea into being — whether through a sketch or painting or another medium — this is when authorship of an artwork begins.

But authorship and ownership are not the same thing.

For example, if you create your work on commission through an employment contract or as part of a collaboration, who then is recognized as the author?

And who owns the rights?

When multiple individuals or organizations are involved with the creative work, things can get complex.

Both authorship and ownership may be affected.

Understanding authorship will help you protect your creative identity.

Understanding ownership will help you protect your future as an artist.

Take a look at CLIP’s content category Creating and Authorship.

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