On October 16th, we went to Otis for an IDSA event on creative ownership laws, how to patent your ideas, cpyrights, etc.
There were 5 panelists: Melissa Dagodag, Krystina Castella, Mark Plager, Steve Boyer and Eric Rose.
Some things that I wrote down were:
As a young designer, it's best to spend more time on creating many products to have more chances in getting a license with a company.
They talked about getting a licensing proposal vs. a business plan.
In trademark and copyright issues,
1. avoid expensive lawsuits
2. protect your creations from being ripped off
3. create a remedy in case it happens
4. create ownership rights
Register products with US customs office to protect products from overseas from coming in with your same idea.
If you're a contractor, you own your work.
The difference between registering a Copyright with the Copyright office and just writing Copyright on your work is that with a registered one, you can actually go to court and pursue someone.
There is a group called inventorsforum.org that meet and discuss creative copyright laws and such. Check it out if you have any questions about your projects and how to protect them.
Alix
There were 5 panelists: Melissa Dagodag, Krystina Castella, Mark Plager, Steve Boyer and Eric Rose.
Some things that I wrote down were:
As a young designer, it's best to spend more time on creating many products to have more chances in getting a license with a company.
They talked about getting a licensing proposal vs. a business plan.
In trademark and copyright issues,
1. avoid expensive lawsuits
2. protect your creations from being ripped off
3. create a remedy in case it happens
4. create ownership rights
Register products with US customs office to protect products from overseas from coming in with your same idea.
If you're a contractor, you own your work.
The difference between registering a Copyright with the Copyright office and just writing Copyright on your work is that with a registered one, you can actually go to court and pursue someone.
There is a group called inventorsforum.org that meet and discuss creative copyright laws and such. Check it out if you have any questions about your projects and how to protect them.
Alix