How to Send a DMCA Takedown Notice When You Find Unauthorized Use of your Art on the Internet

If you come upon unauthorized use of your artwork on the internet, there’s a straightforward way under the law to seek the removal of the artwork. The Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) states that while an Internet Service Provider (ISP) is not liable for transmitting information that may infringe a copyright, the ISP must remove […]

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What To Do When You Discover Your Art Has Been Stolen and Posted on the Internet

One of my artists recently discovered when searching for prior use of her images on cards, that an entire collection of her work was being offered as free internet postcards by a site that she had never heard of, and certainly had never authorized to use her copyrighted work. That may have happened to you.  […]

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Will Showing Your Art Risk Copycats Ripping It Off?

Over the years, artists have told me of a quandary they’ve found themselves in. On the one hand, they want to be able to show their art on the internet where prospective buyers or licensees can see it. On the other hand, they’re afraid that if they do so, then unscrupulous companies, here or abroad, […]

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