Uhh. Is the art you'd be doing for him physical art, or digital? If it's digital, is he selling digital downloads of the art he commissioned? If it's traditional, is he selling prints of the art he commissioned, or the original?
If he bought traditional pieces and is selling the original, there's nothing wrong with that. A little frustrating, but otherwise first sale rule, he's legally in the right, etc.
If he's selling prints or digital downloads... OH HELL NO. Oh right the hell no. The ARTIST, unless otherwise agreed to, retains the copyrights to the art, not the commissioner. He has no right to be selling prints or digital downloads of art that he commissioned.
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Date: 2012-04-17 02:54 am (UTC)If he bought traditional pieces and is selling the original, there's nothing wrong with that. A little frustrating, but otherwise first sale rule, he's legally in the right, etc.
If he's selling prints or digital downloads... OH HELL NO. Oh right the hell no. The ARTIST, unless otherwise agreed to, retains the copyrights to the art, not the commissioner. He has no right to be selling prints or digital downloads of art that he commissioned.