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Ronan Bergin
Dublin-based solicitor at O'Connor & Bergin Solicitors specialising in art law, family law and private client; artist and author of Art Law: Ireland.
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Oct 5, 2026
Podcast 08 S2 Ronin Bergin Copyright Law
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Suzanne ParkerHOST
So, so any artists that are looking at selling their work or entering, what are the main piece of advice you'd give to them in terms of the law and how to protect themselves?
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13:25Ronan BerginGUEST
Well, I would say, you know, as I said earlier, make sure you have everything in writing.
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13:30Ronan BerginGUEST
And as you'll know yourself, you know, uh, not necessarily formal written contracts for smaller transactions.
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13:42Ronan BerginGUEST
Uh, make sure both of you know what you're, you're buying, what you're selling.
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13:47Ronan BerginGUEST
Um, in terms of copyright, um, you know, do your own research about what rights you have there, and it is all automatic, but I mean, you also have to, um, to be able to sh- to prove it and, and prove a, a link.
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14:01Ronan BerginGUEST
Um, I would say that there's the Irish Visual Rights Organization, which is a great organization, um, that has lots of pages, uh, going into what your rights are, and draft, uh, sort of, um, template a- agreements you can sort of work up for yourself.