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Kamil Kubik: The Artist And Copyright Observed, Elizabeth Townsend Gard, Yvette Joy Liebesman
Kamil Kubik: The Artist And Copyright Observed, Elizabeth Townsend Gard, Yvette Joy Liebesman
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For over 60 years — from the time he fled his native Czechoslovakia in 1948 until his death in August 2011 — Kamil Kubik created amazing oil paintings and pastels. Many of his works were also printed as lithographs and serigraphs, for sale at more affordable prices than the four-to-five figures that he received for the originals. He was not dependent on the sale of these prints, which was a good thing — most of the original works were unprotected by copyright, and many of the prints were unauthorized reproductions.
Copyright law is the key law that protects the artistic …