tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post1303302055955302379..comments2023-01-09T21:32:00.605-08:00Comments on Paper Panda: My journey through the minefield that is copyright Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07366331939729169748noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-10920803612979043452016-11-18T01:19:32.844-08:002016-11-18T01:19:32.844-08:00Hi Aimee,
Generally when selling anything with a...Hi Aimee, <br /><br />Generally when selling anything with a logo or brand you need to obtain permission from whomever it belongs to. <br /><br />For example; If you wanted Chelsea Football Club's logo in a papercut you'd have to email and request permission to use it, and explain what it's for, how many times you will use it etc. Generally they're pretty good and would allow for one offs etc, but not always. Always ask. <br /><br />If you are creating fan art, for your own wall and not selling a one off use would probably be just fine. I would check for peace of mind though. <br /><br />Hope this helps! Paper Pandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05227036745430341231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-58584522209880683652016-11-16T14:57:27.814-08:002016-11-16T14:57:27.814-08:00How does copyright effect those artists who create...How does copyright effect those artists who create bespoke papercuts for people based on their interests and include things such as football badges etc?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10643333881056710099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-30931480366777956202016-02-27T07:48:42.923-08:002016-02-27T07:48:42.923-08:00Thank you for explaining this so openly and by exa...Thank you for explaining this so openly and by example. Copyright protects artists and designers, but is little understood by many.<br />Worth mentioning too that once you begin selling, you are in fact self-employed and need to register with the tax office, and file a tax return every year to declare your income. Selling on social media or website, or at craft fares is a business.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794603896579291245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-28105194893411585992014-05-14T10:49:02.120-07:002014-05-14T10:49:02.120-07:00So nice to see somebody who has done wrong admit t...So nice to see somebody who has done wrong admit to it and put such effort into finding out what is right. You are to be highly commended for being so honest and up-front about your mistakes and the path you took to put things right.Gwynethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03859613430939661839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-59792259639581758702014-05-14T09:24:47.503-07:002014-05-14T09:24:47.503-07:00What an excellent post, Louise! As a original ill...What an excellent post, Louise! As a original illustrator whose work is constantly being copied (and/or shared freely on Pinterest), there is NOTHING more heartening to me than someone who has traveled the road from infringer to copyright protector. Thanks for sharing your excellent story! I will be recommending this post :)Mo Manninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14282458244833366952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-82348444630308648472014-05-02T06:13:11.897-07:002014-05-02T06:13:11.897-07:00Oh my God, thank you for this bit of information! ...Oh my God, thank you for this bit of information! I was thinking of doing Chinese/japanese good luck symbols and other things but I now know to do my research before even attempting cutting and selling! Thank you again PP! :-) x Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072537020697439998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-41721211685630912532014-04-26T12:03:06.492-07:002014-04-26T12:03:06.492-07:00As an established card maker I always adhere to th...As an established card maker I always adhere to the 'angel' policy that most papercraft companies have here in the UK. It IS wrong to just take someone else's design and pass it off as yours or profit from it. I have an idea for card making now but need to learn new techniques using wax, paper cutting (that's you!) and natural fibres. Sounds weird but when it all comes together I expect it to be unique enough to maybe sell more than I normally would. Either way, you need to expand your techniques, but never at someone else's expense. I hope to learn from you and in return show you what I can do prior to doing anything commercial in case it infringes upon your area of expertise. I love your work though, masterpieces all of them. I only hope I can reach that standard.Izzy831UKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918206811059300136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-45495258447672317322014-04-09T14:56:28.659-07:002014-04-09T14:56:28.659-07:00wow! yet another inspiring post! thank you.... I w...wow! yet another inspiring post! thank you.... I will now be purchasing that book and re-looking at the fonts I've bought or got for free - gulp! thank you for sharing and helping others. xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-19949813118565271932014-04-09T14:56:13.815-07:002014-04-09T14:56:13.815-07:00wow! yet another inspiring post! thank you.... I w...wow! yet another inspiring post! thank you.... I will now be purchasing that book and re-looking at the fonts I've bought or got for free - gulp! thank you for sharing and helping others. xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-63018669018136361942014-03-25T08:37:17.230-07:002014-03-25T08:37:17.230-07:00Great post Louise. Brave of you to "come cle...Great post Louise. Brave of you to "come clean", but it was all understandable error (even if you "should have known" beforehand). Well done for taking the time to find out about copyright and for having the character to stand up and deal with the issue. <br /><br />Having seen the effects of copying on several individual designer-makers, I have this issue very much in my mind when I am working. Bookbinding is, in general, one of those crafts where there are lots of designs that "everyone uses"... but still, there are instances where someone takes a lot of time and effort to make their own design - then somebody else copies it. <br /><br />I also remember an issue a few years back, where a fairly new Etsy seller actually reported a long-established seller to Etsy, for "copying" her book fastening method... which was a regular, well-known way to make a fastening and was also something the other seller had been doing for years. So, it does show that you also need to look around you and think hard, before you assume you are the "first" to "invent" something. <br /><br />The safest way is surely to get out your own pencil and sketchbook... so long as you are careful that you're not just copying someone's idea in a different way! <br /><br />Minefield! You are brave to deal with it and deserve your success! Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918211625453430621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-36230875690941095972014-03-23T06:21:34.000-07:002014-03-23T06:21:34.000-07:00Hi, I don't let on which particular fonts I us...Hi, I don't let on which particular fonts I use, I'm afraid, but you can Google "free fonts" and it will come up with lots of pretty letter types for you xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366331939729169748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-15681641427247013132014-03-10T03:30:23.330-07:002014-03-10T03:30:23.330-07:00Hi paperpanda
Thanks for the advice! I hope this i...Hi paperpanda<br />Thanks for the advice! I hope this is not too cheeky- could you point me in the direction of easy to access fonts please. I understand this may not be appropriate. Ta thoughAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03993703363733143418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-16416870370477455502014-01-22T03:28:39.213-08:002014-01-22T03:28:39.213-08:00Good post!
"There is nothing new under the su...Good post!<br />"There is nothing new under the sun" and we are all influenced, even subconsciously, by what we see. However, you are right and we all need to understand what we can copy and what we can't. As a Decorative Painter, I get asked all the time to paint Disney characters on children's walls. People get so angry that I won't do it but Disney is one of the worst for prosecuting people who copy their images. <br />Check out the differences between Copyright Free and Royalty Free as well.The Decorating Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04806961905440103479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-33469364080807877442014-01-11T08:47:37.904-08:002014-01-11T08:47:37.904-08:00It's great advice but I'm still confused. ...It's great advice but I'm still confused. So you can't use song lyrics? Not even christmas carols like most Christmas cards do?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00728944481050303295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-2226443527148179482014-01-09T02:49:34.418-08:002014-01-09T02:49:34.418-08:00Well done Paper Panda for being so honest about yo...Well done Paper Panda for being so honest about your creative journey. I'm glad to hear it's not just me who gets 'spooked'. I think I'll get myself a copy of that book and stick it by my loo :)Claire Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190016286621322963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-58378591609766896302014-01-08T23:50:10.370-08:002014-01-08T23:50:10.370-08:00What great and honest advice, thanks Panda xWhat great and honest advice, thanks Panda xDawn Gatehousehttp://www.pollyred.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-31464806395302778842014-01-08T13:06:25.575-08:002014-01-08T13:06:25.575-08:00Such an interesting post! Thank you.Such an interesting post! Thank you.Handmade in Israelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074180274102087566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-50985318122967692392014-01-08T10:16:53.698-08:002014-01-08T10:16:53.698-08:00Thank you for being so brave and for telling your ...Thank you for being so brave and for telling your story. I know so many people (myself included-I hold my hands up) who've done exactly what you did....taken a design, changed it slightly, hoped no-one would know. And this is designers/photographers themselves who'd be horrified if it happened to them. But eventually you'll get caught and when you do it can hit big time. You were lucky ad had someone understanding but there are so many sellers using trademarked images from big name brands (all over etsy) that when THEY get hit-it will hurt. Hello Kitty is a prime example of a big time "hitter".<br />And anyway as designers ourselves we SHOULD be looking out for each other and protecting our own UNIQUE designs and not copying others!<br />So thank you again for getting the message out there that its not ok!<br />:)Ellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-53003867057311272732014-01-08T09:26:15.983-08:002014-01-08T09:26:15.983-08:00I make handmade cards and this post was useful,tha...I make handmade cards and this post was useful,thank you Mrs.Panda :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04958569743678693893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-40247910450787809282014-01-08T09:24:38.785-08:002014-01-08T09:24:38.785-08:00Very useful info,thank you Mrs.Panda :)Very useful info,thank you Mrs.Panda :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04958569743678693893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-32654608796434543372014-01-08T06:57:31.137-08:002014-01-08T06:57:31.137-08:00This is a great post and really very useful indeed...This is a great post and really very useful indeed. I also am in the throes of trying to work out copyrights etc and like you realised that i had breached it and had to bin stuff. Thank you for this well timed post and i will certainly get that book!Tash Goswamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02029740192785605373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-53590268345225551922014-01-08T06:43:04.786-08:002014-01-08T06:43:04.786-08:00Your work always amazes me. Excellent.Your work always amazes me. Excellent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703757791138764259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-36702418123952007122014-01-08T06:32:06.209-08:002014-01-08T06:32:06.209-08:00I really enjoyed this post, thank you so much for ...I really enjoyed this post, thank you so much for saving me from going through the same growing pains. I really do think you have a gift and hope that your designs and FB numbers grow along with your bank account!Belinda Bassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229140792979430191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-7585210964910347042014-01-08T06:19:18.312-08:002014-01-08T06:19:18.312-08:00Your journey has had it's up and downs, but in...Your journey has had it's up and downs, but in the end you have come out on top. Talented and original. It's very easy to copy but it's also very wrong. Some people know and ignore and continue to use others work. Pinterest is a nightmare for copyright violations. <br />I love to see your work, it don't handle a knife well but appreciate the time, skill and love you put into your work . Thanks for sharing. sugarnelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347138770410627301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842749319465985545.post-12906150646680426702014-01-08T06:04:05.869-08:002014-01-08T06:04:05.869-08:00hopefully the 'copycats' out in the world ...hopefully the 'copycats' out in the world will learn from the kind advice of another and not the hard way. Sadly it is not only the little companies that copy some of the big guys on the High Street think it's OK to copy a design (from a small as yet unknown designer) have it mass produced and sell it on the High Street; unfortunately the small businesses often cannot afford to fight their corner against the big guys, some have been able to use social media to make some head way in their fights but many just have to let it go :(<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com