The guides are practical texts for anyone who works with art: how to document an artwork, what to review before signing with a gallery, when an artwork ceases to be protected. They differ from the articles in the Public Notebook in their function. The Notebook analyses and interprets; the guides explain how to do something and which rules, data or documents each step relies on. That is why they are updated when what underpins them changes, and each one shows the date it was last checked.
Verified means that on that date I checked every fact, rule and link against its primary source. Reviewed means that I re-read and updated the text without repeating that full check. When only Updated appears, the date corresponds to the last edit.
The guides offer general information. They do not constitute individualised legal, tax or professional advice: for a specific case, consult a qualified professional.
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Master artwork record
An open-format template for keeping a consistent inventory of your work from the studio onwards. The ODS workbook brings together four sheets: master record, restricted data, gallery deposit and key. It includes validations, filters, frozen headers and an example row.
The gallery deposit sheet fills in the title automatically from the inventory number. It is a record of the works delivered, not a contract. Terms of custody, insurance, sale, commission and return must be agreed separately.
The restricted data sheet contains personal, financial and location information. It must not be published, nor shared together with the general record.
The ODS is the main resource. The CSV files let you import the master record, the restricted data and the gallery deposit record separately.
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11 guides
How to publish a webcomic without relying on a platform
Publishing on a platform is the quickest way to be read, but it means accepting its rules. What you grant, what you are paid and what age is required on WEBTOON CANVAS,…
Verified on 30 October 2026
- comics and self-publishing
- copyright
- digital infrastructure
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If the platform closes: how to preserve your webcomic and your readers
Tapas cerrará el 31 de marzo de 2027. La plataforma no ofrece una exportación completa para autores. Esta guía ordena archivos, metadatos, contratos y comunicación con lectores antes de migrar.
Updated on 8 November 2026
- digital infrastructure
- cultural work
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The environmental footprint of a digital artwork: consumption, servers and what can be measured
Cómo delimitar y estimar sin falsa precisión el consumo y las emisiones de una obra digital: sala, servidores, red, dispositivos, fabricación y cadena de bloques.
Verified on 18 October 2026
- digital art
- digital infrastructure
- sustainability
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How to reserve your rights against data mining
A reservation against text and data mining must be expressed in a machine-readable form when the work is online. Which signals to use and what none of them guarantees…
Verified on 10 October 2026
- rights
- generative AI
- digital infrastructure
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Verifactu for self-employed artists: what changes in invoicing
What Verifactu requires of an artist who invoices with software, what dates apply following the announcement of a postponement to 2028, and when electronic invoicing arrives.
Reviewed on 7 November 2026
- digital infrastructure
- cultural work
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How to prepare a file for printing
How to deliver a controlled file for print: PDF/X format, size, bleed, images, colour, fonts, finishes and proofing.
Verified on 18 October 2026
- digital infrastructure
- cultural work
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How to exhibit an artwork that depends on the internet or an API
How to exhibit a work that relies on the internet or an API: dependency mapping, caching, graceful degradation, data, security, costs, and service termination.
Verified on 18 October 2026
- digital art
- conservation
- digital infrastructure
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An image licence does not always cover the work depicted
Paying a stock image library for a photograph does not always authorise you to use what appears in it. The layers of rights in an image and what to check before publishing.
Reviewed on 1 October 2026
- copyright
- digital infrastructure
- art market
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Artist name, domain and trade mark
The name you sign with, the domain of your website and a registered trade mark are three different instruments. What each one protects and when it may make sense to register it.
Verified on 1 October 2026
- copyright
- digital infrastructure
- art market
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How OBJKT works: publishing, buying and preserving digital art on Tezos
What happens when a work is tokenised on OBJKT, what the buyer receives, how editions and royalties work and what you need to keep outside the platform.
Reviewed on 27 September 2026
- art collecting
- digital infrastructure
- art market
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