Legal, copyright, trademark, or intellectual property rights confusion? NoD guest author and legal expert Jean S. Perwin is taking questions.
This is the last in a series of excerpts from our most recent white paper, Copyright Basics and Common Misconceptions Debunked, which covers a wide range of questions and answers related to copyright. We hope you have enjoyed some of the tips we’ve shared. The complete paper is available for download here.
“Make art. Make progress. Volunteer your creativity to support President Obama’s jobs plan.” That’s the presentation of the “Art Works” poster contest being run by the Obama for America campaign to promote the American Jobs Act. But while Campaign Manager Jim Messina may view the contest as a great opportunity for creatives to put their...
Retail giant Forever 21 has defended itself against more than 40 copyright infringement lawsuits by high-end designers, including Anna Sui, Diane von Furstenberg, and Philip Lim 3.1. Forever 21 President Do Won “Don” Chang has managed to quietly settle all of the cases out of court, but with so many people feeling that their designs were ripped off, it...
Below is Part 1 of an excerpt from an upcoming Graphic Artists Guild White Paper PDF about common copyright myths and misconceptions. Anyone working in the graphic arts industry needs to have a working knowledge of copyright and what it affords the graphic artist, but before discussing some of the most common myths and misconceptions, a few basic facts...
We recently chatted with attorney Jean Perwin about spec work, design competitions, and the line between ethics and law with respect to creative work. As a follow-up, we’ve asked many of the same questions of Patricia McKiernan, Executive Director of the Graphic Artists Guild, a membership organization that promotes and protects the social, economic and professional interests of creative...
Jean Perwin is a Miami-based lawyer specializing in Intellectual Property Law, Entertainment and General Corporate Law for a wide range of clients, including graphic design firms, advertising agencies, visual artists and photographers. Her firm handles copyright and trademark registration and licensing, entertainment, computer, internet and general business contracts, partnerships, and corporate matters. She is co-author of The Artist’s Friendly...
The Graphic Artists Guild has long been the most respected advocacy organization working to uphold and improve standards and protect the rights of graphic designers, Web designers, digital artists, illustrators, cartoonists, animators, art directors and anyone working in communication design. They also author the Graphic Artists Guild Handbook, the benchmark for Pricing and Ethical Guidelines for the industry in...
AIGA has produced a very useful Standard Form of Agreement for Design Services that does more than hand over a bunch of templates. It also teaches better methods for presenting an agreement. And, as you know, you don’t have a deal until your client has signed off. We highly recommend that you download this professional and polished approach to...
Ilise Benun is an author, consultant and national speaker, the founder of Marketing Mentor.com and the co-producer of the Creative Freelancer Conference. Her books include “The Designer’s Guide to Marketing and Pricing (HOW Books), “Stop Pushing Me Around: A Workplace Guide for the Timid, Shy and Less Assertive” (Career Press), “The Art of Self Promotion” and her latest, “The...
