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Internet Laws and Art Media: Why Artists Need to Copyright Their Digital Art

This article by Ivania Oberti Naranjo, an intellectual property lawyer, explains why artists need to copyright their digital art. In doing so, Naranjo explains key terms such as internet art and the copyright process. This article also introduces the 6 primary “internet laws” that apply to internet art copyright. 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/internet-laws-art-media-why-artists-need-copyright-oberti-naranjo

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Maria Olson

“Maria Olson.” Maria Olson. http://www.marisaolson.com

Thing.net

“thing.net.” Thing. https://www.thing.net

(NET) FOREVER ART :) 

Noronha, Marina Valle. “(NET) FOREVER ART :).” in Reshaping the Collectible: The Lives of Net Art. Tate Research Publication, 2021. https://www.tate.org.uk/research/reshaping- the-collectible/net-forever-art.

Cryptopia

Cryptopia. Directed by Torsten Hoffmann. Australia: Plot 11, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5TqlnD1ZSI

Ars Electronica

“Ars Electronica.” https://ars.electronica.art/newdigitaldeal/en/

Overall Impact of Technology on the Arts

Thomson, Kristin, Kristen Purcell, and Lee Rainie. “Section 6: Overall Impact of Technology on the Arts.” Pew Research Center. January 4, 2013. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2013/01/04/section-6-overall-impact-of-technology-on-the-arts/

teamLab

teamLab. https://borderless.teamlab.art

Archive

Mackin, Leah. “Archive.” Internet Art Book Fair. http://www.internetartbookfair.com/ IABFarchive.html

Turbulence

“Turbulence.” Turbulence. https://turbulence.org

A Love Letter to Net.Art.

Hoffman, Jay. “A Love Letter to Net.Art.” The History of the Web. September 17, 2019. https://thehistoryoftheweb.com/net-art/

Web Work: A History of Internet Art

Greene, Rachel. “Web Work: A History of Internet Art.” Artforum (May 2000): 342-348. https://www.artforum.com/print/200005/web-work-a-history-of-internet-art-465

Dina Kelberman’s I’m Google 

Barber, Stephanie. “Dina Kelberman’s I’m Google.” Art21. September 3, 2014. http://magazine.art21.org/2014/09/03/dina-kelbermans-im-google/#.YcI2-C2ZN0t

Impact of NFTs in Arts Industry

LeewayHertz. “Impact of NFTs in Arts Industry.” Medium. April 7, 2021.https://medium.com/geekculture/impact-of-nfts-in-arts-industry-72ad29b63e1

Internet Art

Guggenheim. “Internet Art.” Collection Online. https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/ artwork_type/internet-art.

JODI

http://wwwwwwwww.jodi.org
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Internet Art of the 1990s

Chen, Betty and Quinn Rose. “#33: Internet Art of the 1990s.” Pictorial. Podcast Audio. March 9, 2021. https://www.relay.fm/pictorial/33.

Internet Art

“Internet Art.” Tate. https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/i/internet-art

Artie Vierkant

“Artie Vierkant.” Artuner. https://www.artuner.com/artists/artie-vierkant/

Net Art Anthology

“skinonskinonskin.” Net Art Anthology. https://anthology.rhizome.org/skinonskinonskin

artport

“artport.” Whitney. https://whitney.org/artport

Art in the Age of Instagram

TEDx Talks. “Art in the Age of Instagram.” Youtube Video, 13:23. March 2, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DLNFDQt8Pc.

What is Digital Art?

British Council Arts. “What is Digital Art?” Youtube Video, 5:46. February 17, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RWop0Gln24.

Art Review: Creativity, Digitally Remastered

Kimmelman, Michael. “Art Review: Creativity, Digitally Remastered.” New York Times. March 23, 2001. https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/23/arts/art-review-creativity-digitally-remastered.html

NFTs and the Law

CoinDesk. “NFTs and the Law.” Youtube. March 10, 2021. Educational Video, 11:52. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_8j5T4UNZo

Web 1.0 Music

VICE. “Web 1.0 Music by Jerome LOL.” Youtube Video, 11:08. March 22, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTcRY_r6KG8.

Heath Bunting

“Heath Bunting.” IRATIONAL Curriculum Vitae. http://irational.org/cgi-bin/cv2/temp.pl? member=1000

Beeple Sold an NFT for $69 Million

Kastrenakes, Jacob. “Beeple Sold an NFT for $69 Million.” The Verge. March 11, 2021. https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/11/22325054/beeple-christies-nft-sale-cost-everydays-69-million

NFTs Weren’t Supposed to End Like This

Dash, Anil. “NFTs Weren’t Supposed to End Like This.” The Atlantic. April 2, 2021. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/04/nfts-werent-supposed-end-like/618488/