The creator owns copyright on free animated clip art. as it is freely distributed online or in other media format. there is no penalty in using free animated clip art as it is free to use (no license required).
Vargas' heirs control the copyright; for more information, see the website below.
Max Vargas and Astrid Conte; they may be contacted at the link below.
Most of his works are prints, which exist in large editions and can be found in many collections. The copyright is held by an organization controlled by his children.
That would depend on the terms of the commission contract. If the artwork was done as "work-for-hire" the copyright would reside with the customer. If there is no work-for-hire provision the rights would then belong to the artist.
Works are automatically protected once they are fixed, but you can register your art with the copyright office if you wish.
Various portions of it are controlled by different companies. Paramount Pictures holds the copyright for the film and the album cover art. The songs are administered by MPL Communications on behalf of Edwin H. Morris. Performances must be licensed through Samuel French.
It violates their exclusive rights, and interrupts their revenue stream. Continued infringement can force a full-time artist into taking a "regular" job, thereby significantly limiting the time he or she can spent creating art.
Unless other arrangements have been made (such as a work made for hire agreement), the creator of the work is automatically the copyright holder. Transfer of the physical item does not transfer the rights: if you buy my painting, I am still the copyright holder.
Sure, as a work of art.
Copyright regulations for art protect the original works of artists from being copied or used without permission. Artists have the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, and display their work. To be protected by copyright, the art must be original and fixed in a tangible form. Copyright protection typically lasts for the artist's lifetime plus 70 years.
License art? If you mean a copyright, you have that for anything you make. If you mean to sign a contract and sell copyright licenses, you have to be 18, or your parents have to sign the agreement.