Is art what you can get away with? Copyright Law is useless for Dagoretti-based visual artists

This section explores the relationship between copyright law and the visual arts. It looks at the historical development of appropriation and imitation culminating in piracy. It highlights the importance of protecting creative expressions through legal frameworks and their limitations. It uses the lived experiences of the visual artists from Dagoretti to tell their stories and determine if copyright is useful.

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Writing the Arts & Humanities in Africa
Published
2024-12-31
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https://doi.org/10.52907/wahia.v1i1.519
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Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
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Is art what you can get away with? Copyright Law is useless for Dagoretti-based visual artists

Grace Njeri Gatere
Writing the Arts & Humanities in Africa
Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
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Is art what you can get away with? Copyright Law is useless for Dagoretti-based visual artists

Grace Njeri Gatere
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Abstract

This section explores the relationship between copyright law and the visual arts. It looks at the historical development of appropriation and imitation culminating in piracy. It highlights the importance of protecting creative expressions through legal frameworks and their limitations. It uses the lived experiences of the visual artists from Dagoretti to tell their stories and determine if copyright is useful.

Writing the Arts & Humanities in Africa
Technical University of Kenya (KE)
Openalex Percentile: Top 72%
Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
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Is art what you can get away with? Copyright Law is useless for Dagoretti-based visual artists — Grace Njeri Gatere · Writing the Arts & Humanities in Africa (2024) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS