Would It Be Possible to Make the Judge Look Thinner?

By Richard Amada on Jul 15, 2009 | In Visual Arts, Literary

I saw on the news this evening that a courtroom sketch artist has come out with a book of sketches he made while covering noteworthy trials for the TV station he works for. Now there's a concept for a coffee table book that I haven't heard before.

Courtroom sketch artists, of course, provide the news visuals for TV coverage of trials taking place in the courts where TV cameras aren't permitted. It's a true melding of art and the law.

From a legal rights standpoint, I wonder what deal the artist has with the TV station regarding the copyright of those sketches. If he made the sketches per assignment as part of his employment with the station, then the station would likely own the copyright, and the artist would have to get permission from the station in order to use those sketches in a book (or anywhere else, for that matter).

Not trying to stir up trouble. Just wondering our loud.

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