Modern marketing for artists, photographers, and designers relies heavily upon an online presence on websites, blogs, and social media. These platforms give artists amazing opportunities to reach new fans and customers. Unfortunately, they also make them vulnerable to plagiarism and copyright theft, which has been increasing in recent years. Are you prepared to protect and defend your art? We’ve rounded up a collection of resources to help.
Do you know of other great resources to add to our list? Please put them in the comments.
What to Do When Your Art Has Been Stolen
Felt Magnet: What to Do About Online Art Theft & Plagiarism
Co.Design: Was Your Design Stolen? Follow These 6 Steps
Creativelive Blog: What do Do When Someone Steals Your Idea
aPhotoEditor: What to Do When Your Image is Stolen Online
Craft Industry Alliance: Legal Building Blocks — Takedown Notice
Graphic Artists Guild: Artwork Infringement–Steps to Protecting Your Rights
Personal Stories About Stolen Art
Christa Quilts: Christa’s Soapbox — Please Don’t Steal My Artwork
Shop Art Theft (Links to all the articles about Tuesday Bassen’s battle against Zara.)
Lilla Rogers Studio: Lisa Congdon — My Art Was Stolen for Profit (and How You Can Help)
Co.Design: How a Company Gets Away with Stealing Independent Designers’ Work
Protecting Your Work
Creative Commons: What Our Licenses Do
Art Business Info for Artists: Copyright for Artists
You Thought We Wouldn’t Notice: Legal Protection for Art in the United States
