I'm writing on behalf of an artist friend. This artist created a drawing (an amazing piece of art, btw). He sent a digital copy of the drawing (via Facebook) to someone else along with written agreement that this person would pay the artist a portion of sales made (royalties) by using the drawing for other items to sell (t-shirts, hat pins, etc.). All of their communication is documented through Facebook. Does the artist have any recourse under copyright law if the person using the artwork does not follow through and pay the artist for his work? How can the artist protect himself in the future?
Thank you for your help.
Thank you for your help.