Techman
New Member
Every where except the sign bizz.. You do not own the rights to the art. You own the rights to use that art for specific usages.
We were given specific rights through the copyright laws as creators of visual graphic displays. Call it art or call it a sign. It is of no consequence to the law. There are hundreds of graphic arts companies around doing all kinds of artsy fartsy work that would never consider letting a client have full unabated rights to anything they produce. Why should a sign maker give up his / her rights simply because of an attitude or a feeling?. our work is worth thousands yet some let a client walk away with it for a couple of hundred at most.
IE:
I just bought a really nice 3D vector art file. The owner will make thousands from it as he continues to sell that piece. I can use it to make other objects but I do not own the rights to it in any shape or from. I bought vinyl clip art. I can use that art for other displays but do not own it to do what I please with it.
Same with my clients. They have the right to use my product.. But do not own it. I do not care one iota about who paid for what. That is totally irrelevant.
As for the fear of pissing off a client. Totally misplaced. Are you pissed off when Fred says you can use his clipart for a display but you cannot bundle it and sell it?
We are allowing the negative thought patterns to permeate our businesses by our own lack of value in what we do. they are gaining the upper hand by our default. Those who give away their art because they feel it is owned by the client because he paid for it does nothing to enforce our rights as copyright holders. The laws say,, we own that art regardless of what the client may think.
Put your policies into your bizz plan and on your paper work. Grow some gonads and stick to your bizz plan. Any other definition shows a lack of confidence in your position as well as a lack of knowledge to the facts and of the laws made to protect us.
We were given specific rights through the copyright laws as creators of visual graphic displays. Call it art or call it a sign. It is of no consequence to the law. There are hundreds of graphic arts companies around doing all kinds of artsy fartsy work that would never consider letting a client have full unabated rights to anything they produce. Why should a sign maker give up his / her rights simply because of an attitude or a feeling?. our work is worth thousands yet some let a client walk away with it for a couple of hundred at most.
IE:
I just bought a really nice 3D vector art file. The owner will make thousands from it as he continues to sell that piece. I can use it to make other objects but I do not own the rights to it in any shape or from. I bought vinyl clip art. I can use that art for other displays but do not own it to do what I please with it.
Same with my clients. They have the right to use my product.. But do not own it. I do not care one iota about who paid for what. That is totally irrelevant.
As for the fear of pissing off a client. Totally misplaced. Are you pissed off when Fred says you can use his clipart for a display but you cannot bundle it and sell it?
We are allowing the negative thought patterns to permeate our businesses by our own lack of value in what we do. they are gaining the upper hand by our default. Those who give away their art because they feel it is owned by the client because he paid for it does nothing to enforce our rights as copyright holders. The laws say,, we own that art regardless of what the client may think.
Put your policies into your bizz plan and on your paper work. Grow some gonads and stick to your bizz plan. Any other definition shows a lack of confidence in your position as well as a lack of knowledge to the facts and of the laws made to protect us.
