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 suing John to overturn his original copyright in federal court to continue making knockoffs. Click here to read the whole story.
If you are a crafts business owner, it’s important that you read John’s story. Copyright infringement / piracy could happen to any of us. If you can, support John’s efforts to survive this assault – some suggestions include:
If you have a blog, please write a post and link to his page. Feel free to quote as much of his post as you like or to write about it in your own words. It is important to stick to the facts and to avoid derogatory language.
If you know any journalists or bloggers who would be interested in this story, please send them a link and ask them to help.
Use Twitter, Facebook, forums and other social networks to help spread this story.
If you are an artist and use Etsy, 1000 Markets or ArtFire please tell other artists about this case in the forums there.
If you have an email newsletter, consider sharing a link to this story with your mailing list.
Tell your friends.
Email this post to a friend.
Throw a benefit party to help raise awareness and funds.
Alert your local arts council, library or schools.
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