Week 8 copyright and intellectual property

Week 8

Copyright and intellectual property

- wwww.design council.org
- you cannot own an idea only it's expression
- ip rights don't last forever
- lasts for the lifetime of the designer plus 70 years
- can be bought and licensed to others
- not all intectual property needs to be registered e.g copyright
- copyright does not protect the ideas of the work it's only when the work is fixed

- example christopher Kane monkey and Galaxy thirst highs trees copy's

How does copyright affect me?
- as a designer make you retain the copyright and can make multiple products with the same imagery upon it as your selling a product not the design idea
- designers can sell the copyright

As a maker?

- be aware of bigger companies been influenced by you
- good practice in copyrighting your own work
- not influenced by the work of others to the point where copyright is needed to be brought up

As a student designer

- because you areselling the idea your selling the copyright you get much bigger fee
- can't use that same motif on a different design
-'however if the first motif was changed drastically you can use that
- if you use found images you produce drawings from, books internet etc you could be used for copyright,therefore always do primary research

 Further information
- acid
- design and artist copyright

How to copyright your own work

On the back of your work put the copyright symbol with your name and the date you created it
- put your images onto a cd send it back to yourself and do not open the envelope so if there is any problems the solicitor can open it
- keep your blog up to date
- save folders of digital images with the date
- keep your digital log up to date
- print photographs with dates printed in the corner

-Copyright some work
- look at how big companies have ripped off designers
-focus on a report on copyright