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Copyright

Last updated: 25 July 2026

This Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy (the “Policy”) applies to all websites, applications and services operated by Artonis. This includes artonis.io and its subdomains, such as index.artonis.io (“Artonis Price”), as well as any platform or service we may operate in the future.

1. Scope of Copyright

For the purposes of this Policy, we distinguish three categories of content.

a. Content owned by Artonis

Artonis owns, or holds the rights to, the content we create. This includes, without limitation:

  • The source code, interface, structure and design of our platforms.
  • Articles, market analyses, artist biographies and other editorial content produced by Artonis, including any item credited to “Source: Artonis”.
  • Images and videos produced by Artonis, including photographs, graphics and video we create, and any such material bearing the Artonis watermark.
  • The analytical indices, statistics and data visualisations we compute, such as median price per square metre, price records, price ranges and market trends.
  • The selection, arrangement and compilation of information about artists, exhibitions, artworks and market data, which is protected as a data compilation under Article 14 of Vietnam’s Law on Intellectual Property.
  • Any other original text, image, video, graphic, dataset or other material we create for our platforms, whether existing now or produced in the future.

b. Public market facts, which are not subject to copyright

  • Hammer prices, sale dates, artwork titles and artist names.
  • Dimensions, medium and year of creation.
  • Auction details such as the auction house, location and number of lots.

Under the Berne Convention and international case law such as Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co. (1991), facts alone are not protected by copyright; only their original presentation and compilation are.

c. Third-party images and content

Some artwork images, artist photographs and related materials belong to the artists, their heirs, galleries, auction houses or other rightful owners. On Artonis Price, such images are either hotlinked or stored as small thumbnails (up to 400 pixels) from auction houses’ public sources, for reference and non-commercial research. Copyright in this material remains with its owner, who may request removal under Section 4.

2. The “Artonis” Trademark

“Artonis” and “Artonis Price”, together with our logos and brand identity, belong to us. A trademark application for “Artonis” has been filed with the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam. Using our name, logos or brand identity without our written permission may infringe our rights under applicable law on intellectual property and unfair competition.

3. Watermarks and Rights Management Information

Watermarks, the “Source: Artonis” credit line and other rights management information carried by our images, videos and articles are part of the protected work. Removing, obscuring, cropping out or altering this information, or copying and republishing Artonis content without permission, is an infringement of our copyright.

4. Takedown Requests

If you own a copyright or trademark, or are authorised to act for the owner, and you believe that content on Artonis infringes your rights, please send a takedown request to:

Email: artonis.platform@gmail.com
Please begin your subject line with [Takedown] or [DMCA].

So that we can act, and to meet the requirements of 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3), your request should include:

  • Your physical or electronic signature.
  • Identification of the protected work you say has been infringed, with a link to the original where possible.
  • The exact URL or URLs of the material on artonis.io or index.artonis.io that you are asking us to remove.
  • Evidence of your ownership or authority (for example a registration certificate, a contract or proof of inheritance).
  • Your contact details: full name, address, telephone number and email.
  • A statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorised by the owner, its agent or the law.
  • A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your request is accurate and that you are the owner or are authorised to act on the owner’s behalf.

We aim to acknowledge a valid request within 72 hours and to remove verified infringing material within 48 hours of confirming that the request is valid.

5. Counter-notice

If we remove your content and you believe this was a mistake, you may contact us at the same address. Please identify the removed content and the URL where it appeared, give your contact details, and explain why you believe you have the right to use it. We will review your counter-notice and restore the content if it is justified.

6. Repeat Infringers

We may permanently block any person, organisation or IP address that repeatedly infringes copyright or trademark rights, and we may refer the matter to the competent authorities where appropriate.

7. Governing Law

This Policy is governed by Vietnam’s Law on Intellectual Property (Law No. 50/2005/QH11, as amended in 2009, 2019 and 2022) and Decree No. 105/2006/ND-CP, by the international treaties to which Vietnam is a party, including the Berne Convention and the TRIPS Agreement, and, for requests from parties outside Vietnam, by §512 of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act.