BUSINESS: Commission It Don't Copy It Campaign
Following on from last week's article about protecting your rights as a designer and designer Rachael Taylor's case against retail giant M&S...
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BUSINESS: Protect Your Rights
Copyright infringement seems to be an epidemic of the modern age where the internet allows people to view and access the work of designers from all...
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BUSINESS: CE Testing - The Sock Problem!
This article was originally published in the Winter 2010 issue of UK Handmade Magazine.
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BUSINESS: SOPA and PIPA
By now most of you will probably have read about two bills which were presented in the US House of Representatives last October; Stop Online Piracy...
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BUSINESS: Intellectual Property Advice for the Creative Sector
Intellectual property advice organisation Own-it offers intellectual property (IP) advice, information and learning resources specifically...
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BUSINESS: Choosing The Right Craft Insurance
It might be the last thing on your mind when you are setting up your fabulous new craft business and we all like to think that "things will go all...
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BUSINESS: Upcycling - Creative Thrift or Copyright Wrong?
Debates often rage in handmade circles about the do's and don'ts in upcycling when it comes to the use of source materials. Here, freelance writer,...
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BUSINESS: Copyright infringement – what to do if it happens to you!
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Kathryn Sharman investigates the increasingly alarming issue of copyright infringement within the design community and what designers can do to...
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BUSINESS: Design Registration
Anna Hull the Bunny Maker Blog
In a world where "copying" can sometimes feel all too common a problem, design registration is something that many designer-makers will undoubtedly...
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BUSINESS: Maternity Leave and Creative Small Businesses
Today, Zoe Grant of Zoe & Drew talks us through how to approach the question of Maternity Leave as a self-employed creative small business owner.
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BUSINESS: Sites we like - The British Library Business and IP Centre
Inspiration, practical examples, comprehensive knowledge, relevant information, easy to understand advice, answers, questions, models, templates,...
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BUSINESS: Consumer Protection (Distance Selling Regulations (DSRs)
Today, Mich of MyFuroshiki takes us through the rules and regulations which govern distance selling (on-line, mail order, by phone/fax) to consumers...
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