
Should Web Hosts Offer Stock Images to Customers to Cut Down on Infringement?
If you have ever done very much posting on the web, you have likely turned to images to help illustrate a point you were trying to make. When you pull…
Should Web Hosts Offer Stock Images to Customers to Cut Down on Infringement?
If you have ever done very much posting on the web, you have likely turned to images to help illustrate a point you were trying to make. When you pull…
Canada is the Newest Nation to Join the Fight Against Web Copyright Infringement
With the amount of money being spent on web development these days, it’s no wonder that web copyright infringement has become such a hot button topic. Protecting one’s precious online…
Countries Using ISPs to Help Curb Copyright Violations in 2015
Copyright violations and copyright law may vary from country to country, but the legal and professional impact they can lead to is essentially the same. The U.S., the United Kingdom,…
Website Copyright Violations: How Will Web Hosts Respond?
Copyright violations aren’t anything new under the digital sun, but measures taken by Russia will most certainly strike an unfamiliar chord across the world. Starting in May of 2015, any…
Are You a Felonious Content Thief?
We’re not ones to say,”I told you so” but we did talk about content theft in November of 2013 and apparently, according to an article that just appeared, 85% of…
Copying an Existing Brand — Illegal or Just Immoral?
Whether it happens in a corporate conference room or in a startup client’s office, at some point in your career, whether it’s as a designer, social media manager or marketing…
LogoThief.com — Theft or Bad Clip Art Usage?
It’s hard to pinpoint one’s feelings about the new site, “LogoThief.com” While it’s always nice to see justice done, one has to wonder if a client has been trapped by…
In a recent article about creating successful content marketing for your business, the subject of copyright infringement came up. While posting content to the web, there are several legal issues…
Geek Ethicist: Stealing Ethically
“Dear Ethicist– I am an artist and a graphic designer. Lately I’ve been thinking about “derivative works,” mostly due to the press surrounding Shepard Fairey’s Obama photo and the recent…
iTech Review: QR Code, Copyright Transfer, Retina Tracking
Technology moves fast. Sometimes it’s faster than we can comprehend, so, to help you find the latest and greatest, here’s a roundup of some of the newest technology, from apps,…
Innovate, Don’t Imitate: Design for Success!
Comedians who used to do impressions of politicians and celebrities would be the first to say, “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” They said it so they wouldn’t be…
Copyright Infringement: Images on the Web are Not Free to Use!
So, you were surfing the web and found the coolest image you’ve ever seen. You decide it’s perfect for your web site and you either pop it on yourself or…