[Woodcarver] copyright (Another question)

[Ivan Whillock]

>        A question to the list. If I sell a carving and want to retain my

> copyrights to keep it from being  copied. Do I need to have the buyer sign

a

> form concerning this, is this something a laywer needs to draw up or is

> there a form I can find on the net?

> Thanks Chris Howard


You don't need to do anything.  You retain your rights to the design even if
you sell the carving.  The buyer would need special permission from you to
reproduce it.  There are even laws protecting art from being altered by the
buyer.  For example, a buyer could not buy a painting, cut it into smaller
sections and sell the pieces as individual paintings.