In a recent post, I blogged about 5 common myths of copyright infringement. That post turned out to be highly read and passed around so since we are entering the holiday spirit of giving, I decided to replace the Craftmarketer newsletter issue with a free special report for you.
This report goes into 12 common myths [...]
Here are five misconceptions regarding copyright about which every craft artist needs to get clear to protect their designs.
#1 “Someone buys my original art and now has the right to reproduce it.”
False. Even if you sell an original, you control the rights to reproduce and sell or distribute copies, not the purchaser. The exception being [...]
I received a great question from a reader yesterday and I think it is probably on many minds. The concern is about how can you sell your crafts safely if you see other crafts with similar ideas on online sites.
First of all, I am not an attorney so this is not to be considered [...]
You have made your original crafts for years and suddenly you find someone is ripping off your designs and suing you for infringement. Sound unlikely? It happens and something like this is happening now to John Unger who makes ‘artisanal firebowls.’
According John Unger’s website, his original work was copied by another who is now [...]