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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 [...] I got an email the other day from a long-time eBay seller who makes her crafts using material from a major brand name company. Apparently, the company is forcing her to discontinue making her crafts with their stuff. eBay almost always sides with the big companies when there is a copyright infringement issue. Unfortunately, many crafters [...] I see the question on a lot of craft business forums asking if you can use designs, like from Disney or comic books or other popular images, on crafts you make to sell. In most cases the answer is that unless you have a licensing agreement with the copyright holder of a design, you cannot [...] |
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