Posts Tagged ‘intellectual property’
The Law on Fonts and Typefaces: Frequently Asked Questions
Ross | March 23rd, 2011The right typeface is often the key to a great logo, graphic or web design. But there’s much confusion and misinformation about typefaces, fonts and the law. Many people do not understand the law governing the use of typefaces and fonts. Others incorrectly assume that they can freely use any typeface or font for any [...]
Worry About People Listening To You, Not About Them Stealing Your Ideas
Ross | December 7th, 2010If you have a great idea for a new business, should you freely share that idea with others? What if they steal your idea? Many entrepreneurs and small business owners obsess about keeping ideas confidential. The vast majority of entrepreneurs and small business owners should be far more concerned about people listening to their ideas, [...]
New Stock Art Policy
Jerome | March 3rd, 2010The use of stock art has always been prohibited in crowdSPRING logo design projects. Today we are announcing zero tolerance policy towards users who break this rule. Any creative who submits stock art to a logo project will have their account removed immediately and permanently along with all the work that s/he has submitted to [...]
New crowdSPRING policy in LOGO projects!
Jerome | March 1st, 2010Hi All, For a long time now, many Creatives in our community have wanted to submit entries to logo design projects showing their design on various “collateral” items, such as tee shirts, hats, packaging, business cards, etc. Until now, we have not permitted this, because we felt it was unfair to other creatives who could [...]
Ask crowdSPRING: Can Creative Commons Licensed Works Be Used For Logo Design?
Ross | October 1st, 2009In the past, we’ve discussed why it’s unlawful to use stock images, including royalty-free stock, for logo design. This morning in the crowdSPRING forums, we’ve been discussing whether it’s appropriate to use work licensed under a Creative Commons license, for logo design. This is an important topic and a serious issue. If you don’t have [...]
Introducing crowdSPRING Pro
Ross and Mike | September 8th, 2008Today, we launch crowdSPRING Pro. We launched crowdSPRING this past May in part to enable buyers to leverage a global network of creative talent. In our first 110 days, over 600 buyers from 30 countries have posted projects on crowdSPRING. But, we also understood that to build a successful creative marketplace, we would first need [...]
