14 Jan
Copyright Infringement
Author: MichaelI recently found out that people are doing business under the name of ‘Reincarnations’, a clear violation of my intellectual property rights. One person on Etsy even went so far as to use a variation of our ‘fun functional art for fun people’ slogan as a tag-line for her own business, labeling herself as ‘Reincarnations FUNctional Art’.
As most of us know, this is a violation of copyright. I have been in business with this name since 1985, and a search of the internet wayback machine will show that my website has been active since at least 1999.
Folks, just because you like the name, doesn’t give you the right to use it. Just because I did not buy up every possible misspelling of the name does not mean it is open season, either. I may be an artist, but I won’t hesitate to use any and all legal means at my disposal to protect my intellectual property. The offenders have been contacted, and now we’ll have to see just how far I have to go to protect my business and career.
I urge those who like our work, and who understand the concept of IP law, to resist supporting these impostors, and, if possible, to write Etsy and have those accounts suspended. I feel the need to state that these people are NOT in any way connected or affiliated with me or my company. There is only one true Reincarnations, and it is me.
~Namaste
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