With the proliferation of social media, we are encouraged to share our work to our friends, followers, and in some cases as a method of building our freelance clientele. There comes a time, however, while perusing through the interwebs late at night we come across some sort of filth that is trying to pass off our work as their own. Do you know what to do other than publicly shame them into taking it down? Is there any legal action you could take? Is it worth it?
In James Cartwright’s article entitled What Every Designer Needs to Know About Copyright Law, James Cartwright explores this very scenario. Not only does he give specifics about the process, including cost, but he covers ” some basics, a set of essentials for young designers working in the commercial world.”
If you would like me to explore more about developing a course specific to Copyright and Trademark law as it applies to design, please let me know at mcmillan_nicholas@columbusstate.edu and I will work to partner with the Turner College of Business to see if we can’t make it happen.
N/McMillan