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DISCLAIMER:  Nothing on this website should be construed as an attempt to offer or render a legal opinion or otherwise engage in the practice of law. The information provided by the Oklahoma Arts Council is of a general nature and cannot substitute for the advice of a licensed professional with specialized knowledge who can apply it to the particular circumstances of your case.

Cases and Codes
from FindLaw, a comprehensive set of legal resources

Copyright Information in Visual Arts
for craftspersons, artists, photographers, etc. from the Franklin Pierce Law Center

Copyright Law of the United States
This site from the U.S. Copyright Office serves the copyright community of creators and users, as well as the general public.

FBI Art Theft Program
The FBI has an Art Crime Team of 12 Special Agents to investigate, supported by three Special Trial Attorneys for prosecutions...and it mans the National Stolen Art File, a computerized index of reported stolen art and cultural properties for the use of law enforcement agencies across the world.

Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS)
The Smithsonian American Art Museum maintains a number of specialized art databases and photographic archive collections.

Univ. of Miami Law Library
This library contains information on Art Law: Research Guide for the Visual Arts & Cultural Property Law.

Visual Artists Right Act

Background on Visual Artists Right Act

Visual Arts and the Law Conference
This annual conference is offered by CLE International, a provider of continuing professional education programs throughout the United States and Canada