Flounder - Someone's ripping you off - Tiki Carving

M MaiTaiMafia-Old Member Kapolei, HI Joined: Dec 03, 2004 Posts: 84	M MaiTaiMafia-Old Posted posted on Mon, Dec 20, 2004 11:55 PM Guys, Guys .... First - you must include a Copyright stamp (the "C" in a cirlcle)and the date on all of your work, no matter what it is. This puts everyone on notice that the artwork is the creative property of someone. If a prospective rip-off artist takes one of your prints to the local print shop (Kinko's, wherever...), they will refuse to copy it. He can make those crappy inkjet color-copies until his heart's content, but nothing of quality. Secondly, if your artwork contains the Copyright symbol, you now have an easier legal case against the perp. He can't plead ignorance. If there is no symbol, it's pretty much open turf and anyone can reproduce it. Worse yet, they can beat you to the punch and copyright YOUR design before you do!

Guys, Guys .... First - you must include a Copyright stamp (the "C" in a cirlcle)and the date on all of your work, no matter what it is. This puts everyone on notice that the artwork is the creative property of someone. If a prospective rip-off artist takes one of your prints to the local print shop (Kinko's, wherever...), they will refuse to copy it. He can make those crappy inkjet color-copies until his heart's content, but nothing of quality. Secondly, if your artwork contains the Copyright symbol, you now have an easier legal case against the perp. He can't plead ignorance. If there is no symbol, it's pretty much open turf and anyone can reproduce it. Worse yet, they can beat you to the punch and copyright YOUR design before you do!

Post #132064 by MaiTaiMafia-Old on Mon, Dec 20, 2004 11:55 PM