bembureda on Nostr: During my regular scroll through AliExpress in search of my graphic designs being ...
During my regular scroll through AliExpress in search of my graphic designs being used and sold by others, I stumbled upon what you see down below: these are all my original works, taken from POD platforms I use (like #Redbubble or #Teepublic) and sold as if it were no big deal.🤔
❓ Even though they say when someone steal a work from you is the highest form of flattery, it still leaves me perplexed and I can’t help but wonder:
how is it that if I even accidentally use a hashtag that might reference a brand or some other product, my work gets removed instantly, with a ban on re-uploading it, while others can take and sell my designs without any action from these POD platforms to protect their artists?
Before someone chimes in with the usual, "But they do all the work, and you're just a guest in their house!" as I’ve heard many times before, let me clarify: POD platforms handle production and shipping. That’s it. Everything else—the ideas, the designs, the marketing—is done by the artist (and yes, I cringe at using the word artist, but it’s the term they themselves use to describe the people who work through their service, which, by the way, isn’t free—they make their fair share, as they should).
It’s frustrating to see such a double standard when it comes to protecting creators’ rights.
Here are the links to my stores.
I also have collections dedicated to the #Bitcoin world—feel free to check them out if you’re interested!
teepublic:
http://tee.pub/lic/b3mbur3d4
redbubble:
http://tee.pub/lic/b3mbur3d4
❓ Even though they say when someone steal a work from you is the highest form of flattery, it still leaves me perplexed and I can’t help but wonder:
how is it that if I even accidentally use a hashtag that might reference a brand or some other product, my work gets removed instantly, with a ban on re-uploading it, while others can take and sell my designs without any action from these POD platforms to protect their artists?
Before someone chimes in with the usual, "But they do all the work, and you're just a guest in their house!" as I’ve heard many times before, let me clarify: POD platforms handle production and shipping. That’s it. Everything else—the ideas, the designs, the marketing—is done by the artist (and yes, I cringe at using the word artist, but it’s the term they themselves use to describe the people who work through their service, which, by the way, isn’t free—they make their fair share, as they should).
It’s frustrating to see such a double standard when it comes to protecting creators’ rights.
Here are the links to my stores.
I also have collections dedicated to the #Bitcoin world—feel free to check them out if you’re interested!
teepublic:
http://tee.pub/lic/b3mbur3d4
redbubble:
http://tee.pub/lic/b3mbur3d4