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Artists Rights Online Info Booklet

Copyright and trademarks, fan art and online sales- do you know what your rights are as an artist?

Prepared by Pro Bono Students Canada in 2021, this booklet gives a summary of copyright and trademark as it pertains to online sales and how to protect your work and your rights.

The subjects of ‘Who owns your work?’ and ‘What can be done with it?’, dispute resolution and takedown mechanisms are covered for common print-on-demand and portfolio sites, including RedBubble, DeviantArt, Flickr, Tumblr, Shopify, Etsy, YouTube and Twitch.

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