Comments on: Design Piracy – What to do when your designs are stolen http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/ Graphic design tutorials, freebies, & advice by working artists and designers. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:06:20 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: tara http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/comment-page-1/#comment-143143 tara Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:02:26 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/business-insights/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/#comment-143143 yeah this has happened before...i designed graphics for a design conference and then later saw a very similar graphic on a tshirt, unfortunately for a big company...so yeah...i havn't done anything about it though yeah this has happened before…i designed graphics for a design conference and then later saw a very similar graphic on a tshirt, unfortunately for a big company…so yeah…i havn’t done anything about it though

]]> By: AttorneyScott http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/comment-page-1/#comment-142064 AttorneyScott Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:16:39 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/business-insights/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/#comment-142064 Interesting article. Our firm specializes in representing artists that have been ripped off by less-than-ethical companies, and we see this sort of thing happening more and more as the internet makes images and designs easier to access. I would add one important note to the piece: If you are going to be circulating your work to the public, you should first file a copyright registration with the U.S.P.T.O. Doing so is not expensive, and provides a number of benefits, such as the ability to recover your attorneys' fees. If anyone has any questions on this topic, they can contact me at scott@donigerlawfirm.com [Note that this posting does not constitute legal advice or create any attorney/client relationship] Interesting article. Our firm specializes in representing artists that have been ripped off by less-than-ethical companies, and we see this sort of thing happening more and more as the internet makes images and designs easier to access. I would add one important note to the piece: If you are going to be circulating your work to the public, you should first file a copyright registration with the U.S.P.T.O. Doing so is not expensive, and provides a number of benefits, such as the ability to recover your attorneys’ fees. If anyone has any questions on this topic, they can contact me at scott@donigerlawfirm.com

[Note that this posting does not constitute legal advice or create any attorney/client relationship]

]]> By: jackie http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/comment-page-1/#comment-141725 jackie Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:44:36 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/business-insights/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/#comment-141725 Some sites like flickr also offer to place a filter over the image so that can't right click or drag the image off. It makes the image inviable in a sense. What a great post! Some sites like flickr also offer to place a filter over the image so that can’t right click or drag the image off. It makes the image inviable in a sense.

What a great post!

]]> By: you thought we wouldn’t notice » Blog Archive » What to do when your designs are stolen http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/comment-page-1/#comment-141515 you thought we wouldn’t notice » Blog Archive » What to do when your designs are stolen Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:43:30 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/business-insights/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/#comment-141515 [...] have a read of this great post on gomedia by Jeff Finley …It’s happened to the best of us and will inevitably [...] [...] have a read of this great post on gomedia by Jeff Finley …It’s happened to the best of us and will inevitably [...]

]]> By: 15 Awful Mistakes Made by Designers in the Music & Apparel Industry - 2 of 3 | GoMediaZine http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/comment-page-1/#comment-129454 15 Awful Mistakes Made by Designers in the Music & Apparel Industry - 2 of 3 | GoMediaZine Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:30:08 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/business-insights/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/#comment-129454 [...] If I get ripped, I try to go about it in a professional manner. In fact, I wrote an article about what to do if you get ripped. I haven’t been following the Manticores much lately, but from what I heard, they no longer [...] [...] If I get ripped, I try to go about it in a professional manner. In fact, I wrote an article about what to do if you get ripped. I haven’t been following the Manticores much lately, but from what I heard, they no longer [...]

]]> By: George Coghill http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/comment-page-1/#comment-124275 George Coghill Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:35:41 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/business-insights/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/#comment-124275 Another nice direct, no-nonsense article. I have seen my illustrations appropriated around the web, even some illustrator friends have seen my stuff. I've done my best to ask for cease & desist, but the reality is that any legal fees will far outweight what you might stand to get. I hate watermarking my stuff, but I feel I have no other option. And even that can be worked around. Another nice direct, no-nonsense article.

I have seen my illustrations appropriated around the web, even some illustrator friends have seen my stuff. I’ve done my best to ask for cease & desist, but the reality is that any legal fees will far outweight what you might stand to get.

I hate watermarking my stuff, but I feel I have no other option. And even that can be worked around.

]]> By: Tenche http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/comment-page-1/#comment-67904 Tenche Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:07:19 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/business-insights/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/#comment-67904 It's better to be a pirate, then join the navy. - Steve Jobs Right click functions are too easy to get around. Don't use them... It’s better to be a pirate, then join the navy.
- Steve Jobs

Right click functions are too easy to get around. Don’t use them…

]]> By: angie http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/comment-page-1/#comment-32734 angie Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:29:34 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/business-insights/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/#comment-32734 I disagree with the disabling of the right click function. I hate it when people use javascript to break MY browser. Beside being completely useless against image theft(as detailed by previous posters) it also gives the impression to your vistors that you assume they are all theives. Not exactly the kind of message you want to send to potential clients. You also failed to mention the number one thing you can do to detour image appropiation. Make the image a low enough resolution(Or creatively crop it) so that it's useless to steal. As mentioned about anything that's digital is at risk for theft. It's our jobs as the creators of that content to make act as difficult as possible without pissing off our desired audience. I disagree with the disabling of the right click function. I hate it when people use javascript to break MY browser. Beside being completely useless against image theft(as detailed by previous posters) it also gives the impression to your vistors that you assume they are all theives. Not exactly the kind of message you want to send to potential clients.

You also failed to mention the number one thing you can do to detour image appropiation. Make the image a low enough resolution(Or creatively crop it) so that it’s useless to steal.

As mentioned about anything that’s digital is at risk for theft. It’s our jobs as the creators of that content to make act as difficult as possible without pissing off our desired audience.

]]> By: Rob http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/comment-page-1/#comment-29665 Rob Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:02:27 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/business-insights/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/#comment-29665 "Scott, the use of that logo doesn’t mean that we were ripping the Stones off. The design is really a spoof on the logo, and there are plenty of works in the art world that use other published works." What a weak argument. You stole it and don't value other people's work. Another copyright problem to consider: What if the deranged people from Somethingawful.com, Fark.com and B3ta.com use an illustrator's or designer's work for satire? This suddenly becomes legal? These sites constantly steal stuff that amateurs (= this does not mean they are untalented) create in their free time and who don't have the money for legal actions. And what if the person who stole my work is from another country? “Scott, the use of that logo doesn’t mean that we were ripping the Stones off. The design is really a spoof on the logo, and there are plenty of works in the art world that use other published works.”

What a weak argument. You stole it and don’t value other people’s work.

Another copyright problem to consider:

What if the deranged people from Somethingawful.com, Fark.com and B3ta.com use an illustrator’s or designer’s work for satire? This suddenly becomes legal? These sites constantly steal stuff that amateurs (= this does not mean they are untalented) create in their free time and who don’t have the money for legal actions.

And what if the person who stole my work is from another country?

]]> By: Chemist2dio Labs » Chemist2dio Lab’s Sunday Roundup: On Things That All Designer’s should know, Design Practices and Going Dynamic. http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/comment-page-1/#comment-29405 Chemist2dio Labs » Chemist2dio Lab’s Sunday Roundup: On Things That All Designer’s should know, Design Practices and Going Dynamic. Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:53:16 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/business-insights/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/#comment-29405 [...] Design Piracy - What to do when your designs are stolen go mediazine throws in some insights that will help designers be aware if ever they saw some crook stealing their designs, they also gave some tips on how to prevent getting hacked by these designer wannabees. [...] [...] Design Piracy – What to do when your designs are stolen go mediazine throws in some insights that will help designers be aware if ever they saw some crook stealing their designs, they also gave some tips on how to prevent getting hacked by these designer wannabees. [...]

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