Each format presents strengths and weaknesses and the format one chooses needs to be based on one's own evaluation of the market. Copyright, trademark, trade secret, contract, print disclosure laws and consumer protection statutes apply in cyberspace. This rather important point, however, seems to be lost on many individuals and entities setting up Web sites. Virtually no Web site has been in conformity with the various fine art print disclosure statutes. Many states have enacted print disclosure laws.
Limited editions can be of print photographs or sculptures.
The disclosure generally takes the form of certificates of authenticity. In order to comply with the print disclosure laws, it is not sufficient to ship the prints with a certificate of authenticity. The statutes require that this information be provided to potential purchasers when a print is offered for sale. It is incumbent upon each Web site to either have this information next to the print or have a link from the image to a certificate of authenticity. A copy must be shipped with the print as well.