{"id":11301,"date":"2020-10-21T15:30:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T13:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/blog\/?p=11301"},"modified":"2021-03-16T13:34:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T12:34:54","slug":"copyright-how-to-make-safe-uploads-to-pods-and-sales-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/copyright-how-to-make-safe-uploads-to-pods-and-sales-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Copyright: How to Make Safe Uploads to POD\u2019s and Sales Platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11301\" class=\"elementor elementor-11301\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17f5a79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17f5a79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28c3d66\" data-id=\"28c3d66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a5481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91a5481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are your uploads constantly getting flagged when setting up new products on your store?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c5b90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a2c5b90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b779a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b779a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you got any warnings putting your account in risk? Worried about a lawsuit? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intellectual property (IP), Copyright and Trademarks are concepts that may be complicated to understand and make your merch journey uphill. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this guide, we will tackle the main elements that you can have in mind to <\/span><b>avoid your listed articles being flagged or even your account getting suspended<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the selling platforms of your choice, keeping your content lawful.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8140c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8140c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before going on, we must make it clear that we are not lawyers and this article doesn\u2019t intend to be actual legal advice. We strongly suggest that you get in contact with an actual IP lawyer if you get into any trouble, and just use this guide as information to prevent any problems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-324d0d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"324d0d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13adac7\" data-id=\"13adac7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59efeb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"59efeb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6156448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6156448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Intellectual Property? Is it the same as Copyright?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0737aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c0737aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66469ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66469ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wipo.int\/about-ip\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Intellectual Property Organization<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it\u2019s the concept used for the property of creations of the mind, such as inventions, artistic works, literary pieces, titles, names, and also <\/span><b>images, symbols and designs.<\/b><\/p><p><b>Copyright <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the legal right that protects the works and the authors, allowing the holders of this rights to make copies, distribute, modify or translate.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most countries and international conventions, <\/span><b>a creation remains protected by at least 50 years after the author\u2019s death<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, extending up to 70 or 90 years in some cases. You should respect this period (and consider the longest) to be safe.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this guide, we will tackle the main elements that you can have in mind to <\/span><b>avoid your listed articles being flagged or even your account getting suspended<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the selling platforms of your choice, keeping your content lawful.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6be9c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6be9c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fde7d24\" data-id=\"fde7d24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa8020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5fa8020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3edd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e3edd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What about trademarks?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7e31d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"da7e31d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-844d4c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"844d4c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trademarks are used to recognize a business or its product\u2019s intellectual property, mostly for commercial use. They are regulated by governmental and international organizations. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once registered,<\/span><b> they can last forever<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if the fees are paid and the ownership is properly renewed. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a trademark is being used by its original owner, it\u2019s probably <\/span><b>not going to expire.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can include, and it\u2019s not limited to, logos, quotes, shapes, characters, and brand names. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an example, even 50 years after its creator\u2019s death, Mickey Mouse is trademarked and being used for commercial purposes by a Disney corporation, and <\/span><b>you would need their permission <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in order to print the famous character on a merch item as a mug or a T-shirt.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the vast majority of cases, using trademarked content with commercial intentions is a no-go.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6663947 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6663947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/img1-scaled-ox8ug070pvv6r0bc4gdas0ae2dw5cbkfq7216p6ubk.jpg\" title=\"img1\" alt=\"img1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0ce891 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0ce891\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-586fbe7\" data-id=\"586fbe7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d41ac67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d41ac67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ecd41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81ecd41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So, is there any creative work that isn\u2019t protected by copyright or that I can use for my creations?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c89c633 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c89c633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1554c4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1554c4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>public domain <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is defined as a negative space, and consists of the creative works that aren\u2019t copyrighted. This includes expired\/forfeited rights, rights expressly waived by the author or owner(s), and some cases where copyright is inapplicable. This term can be interchanged with other terms as \u201cpublic sphere\u201d or \u201ccommons\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use pictures, photographs and quotes in the public domain as part of your content! Maybe try to use them as elements on a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/psd-t-shirt-designs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PSD T-Shirt?<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are tons of great pieces in old books, catalogs and libraries. Be creative in your research!<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3da5cb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3da5cb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f77e864\" data-id=\"f77e864\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4903b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a4903b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efceab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0efceab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is there any way to use copyrighted content without permission of the owners?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d3a172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d3a172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf6153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adf6153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most laws authorize <\/span><b>\u201cfair use\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of copyrighted content, for limited and transformative purposes as commentary, criticism, or parody. This may allow commercial use of certain elements, but is far away from being a copyright-free-pass.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When using similar or <\/span><b>parody<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> designs linked to any copyright protected element, the main thing to consider is <\/span><b>avoiding commercial harm<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This means that your product, if talking about merch items, must not have the potential to interfere with the sales of official merchandise of the content you are making your design about, even if the content doesn\u2019t have a store or sells merchandise.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you need to picture an item that is difficult to find as a generic without copyright (think of elements that are only made by corporations, as a car, gaming consoles or a pair of sneakers), you can use designs that remind of similar concepts, but having a few rules in mind:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Absolutely <\/span><b>no trademarked elements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Forget logos and slogans!<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>An expert shouldn\u2019t be able to recognize details<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the original, so avoid using the same configuration or buttons that a classic console uses if you are drawing a controller.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General public shouldn\u2019t realize that the main aspects of the design are copyrighted, so <\/span><b>avoid to base your design on only one reference<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, being even more careful if we are talking about a popular element.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b7fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62b7fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/img2-scaled-ox8vhg3kyb4d7txfhn0b3k5dwxchya7ivikbdhoagw.jpg\" title=\"img2\" alt=\"img2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400737a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"400737a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This panda is gaming with a copyright-safe controller.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cb1616 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cb1616\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9abe706\" data-id=\"9abe706\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f040476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f040476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Parodies are allowed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by most laws (again, avoiding the use of trademarked elements), with the only purpose of criticism. Think commercial harm again.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40fb769 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40fb769\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-307aeeb\" data-id=\"307aeeb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d8a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a0d8a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fbc211 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fbc211\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I think that's enough about laws. What can I actually upload to POD\u2019s?\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9332f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9332f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac17c84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac17c84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Print on Demand and merch e-commerce sites make a great effort to avoid legal issues. Most of them have clear policies about the content they allow users to upload, and specifically <\/span><b>make users responsible<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for copyright infringements. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They track images and texts for every upload, so alongside with the article, you should be really <\/span><b>careful with the title, description and tags<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and try not to mention or use copyrighted content when pursuing sales. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have in mind that the <\/span><b>copyright rules may change from a country to another<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and be aware of this if you are targeting international sales. <\/span><b><\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/merch.amazon.com\/resource\/201846470\"><b>Merch by Amazon<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> demands \u201cclear documented rights\u201d to use any person name, likeness or image (no celebs allowed!), or images, logos or names protected by intellectual property. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To upload non-original elements to<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.redbubble.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/211727063-Intellectual-Property-FAQ\"><b>Redbubble<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you will need written permission from the copyright owner. <\/span><b><\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.printful.com\/blog\/copyright-and-trademark-printing\/\"><b>Printful<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> refers to the US laws, asking their users to have documented rights to use the designs they upload.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some platforms such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/help.zazzle.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/219144348-What-Content-is-Acceptable-for-Designs-on-Zazzle-\"><b>Zazzle<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are even more careful with their rules, mentioning potential copyright violations between their not allowed content, to ensure their users don\u2019t benefit from grey legal areas.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70ffa55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70ffa55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfa49c6\" data-id=\"dfa49c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee92ce8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ee92ce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10860cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10860cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\"><b>Vexels<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we have a great team of designers creating <\/span><b>merch-ready original content<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> following exhaustive research on trends, seasons and niches.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you struggle to find any specific content, keep in mind that our subscribers have an amount of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/blog\/vexels-design-request-guide\/\"><b>design 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