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6 guides

• When a work enters the public domain in Spain

  How to work out when a work enters the public domain in Spain, what happens with photographs, anonymous and unpublished works, and what still limits their use.

  Verified on 27 September 2026

  • art collecting
  • art market
  • cultural work

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• Resale right: what an artist receives when their work is resold

  When an artist is paid for the resale of their work in Spain, how it is calculated in bands, who pays and why this right cannot be waived.

  Verified on 27 September 2026

  • art collecting
  • art market
  • cultural work

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• Selling a painting is not selling its rights

  Why buying a work does not transfer its exploitation rights, what the law allows the owner of the copy to do and what a contract should specify when the artist authorises a use.

  Verified on 27 September 2026

  • art collecting
  • copyright
  • art market

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• Technical data sheet, certificate and invoice: what each document does

  What the technical data sheet, the certificate of authenticity and the invoice each do when a work leaves the studio, and how to keep them consistent.

  Reviewed on 27 September 2026

  • art collecting
  • art market
  • cultural work

  Includes a downloadable resource

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• How to request a licence and a quote from VEGAP

  If the author of a work is in VEGAP’s repertoire, that is where you ask for permission to reproduce it. What information to prepare, how to read the quote and what to do if there is no agreement.

  Reviewed on 1 October 2026

  • copyright
  • cultural policy
  • cultural work

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• Authorship and works made with AI under Spanish law

  What Spanish law says about the authorship of works made with AI, where the line of human contribution lies and what to document in practice.

  Verified on 27 September 2026

  • art collecting
  • generative AI
  • ontology of art

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