The Graphic Artists Guild Advocacy Liaison, Delanie West visited the School of Visual Arts (SVA) to
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In a landmark legal confrontation, the Manhattan federal court has issued a judgment for plaintiff,
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The Guild position on AI generative technology is grounded on the fundamental rights of artists: cre
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This much-needed legislation was passed in June, 2022, but was vetoed by Governor Hochul last Decemb
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In light of confusing and often contradictory applications of a fair use analysis in lower court rul
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The Campaign supports interests of creators in the face of the rapid advancement of AI generative te
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The Guild is partnering with Concept Art Association, National Cartoonists Society, Society of Illus
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The Guild is pushing for the best means to further the interests of artists: through policies, educa
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While disappointed with the veto by NY Governor Kathy Hochul, the Guild is committed to seeing that
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The Graphic Artists Guild has issued a statement of concern to the IFRRO General Assembly on AI imag
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The Graphic Artists Guild applauds the passage of the Freelance Isn’t Free Act, S8369/A9368, in New
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The proposed filing fees for copyright small claims are too high and will be detrimental to creators
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The Copyright Office report recommends Congress takes measures to address copyright infringements pe
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The Copyright Office has extended its COVID-related adjustments to the copyright registration proce
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The Guild joined other creators’ organizations in providing the Copyright Office feedback on propose
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The court ruled 6-2 that Google’s copying of Oracle’s code falls under fair use, a decision that cou
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ICoD’s Position on unpaid work helps designers navigate when to consider and reject a request for un
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We’re getting closer to the implementation of a copyright small claims board! The Copyright Office h
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Now that the CASE Act is signed into law, the Copyright Office has 12-18 months to establish a copyr
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The Graphic Artists Guild applauds the passage of The CASE Act, The Copyright Alternative in Small C
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I think of S 1273 as the “just in case” act — just in case my artwork gets stolen, I'll have a smal
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An association with a mission to support local small businesses had no issue with taking advantage o
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No one will fight for us, so we must stand up for ourselves. Take 5 minutes today to stand up for yo
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A client used a logo design he had rejected — and didn’t pay for — and then said “you should take me
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We have until the end of this year to get S 1273, the CASE Act, passed by the Senate – and finally g
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ICoD’s Code was constructed to provide guidance to design associations intending to craft their own
Read MoreCopyright Alliance’s comments on sovereign immunity shed light on how pervasive copyright infringeme
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Meetings between Senatorial staff and Guild members highlighted how important it is for Congress to
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While the Internet Archive shut down it’s National Emergency Library, it continues to violate copyri
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As creators are facing dire financial circumstances caused by the COVID crisis, the time has come to
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A court opinion has made it clear that users can sidestep licensing images by using Instagram's embe
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The Guild has sent a letter to Congress asking for greater economic support for freelancers, sole pr
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The Supreme Court ruled Congress didn’t have the authority to take away the states’ sovereign immuni
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The Graphic Artists Guild submitted comments to a Notice of Inquiry from the Copyright Office on onl
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The Graphic Artists Guild has joined nine other creators’ rights organizations on an amicus brief su
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California’s AB5 attempts to address labor issues for gig-economy workers, but has resulted in compa
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A Ninth Circuit court decision awarded attorney’s fees to an infringer who prevailed on a technical
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The House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 2426, The CASE Act, late on September 10th.
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The Guild thanks the House Judiciary Committee for passing HR 2426, The CASE Act, out of committee b
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It’s not easy making a living as an artist when people feel entitled to simply grab your work and us
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From filing a claim to final decision, using small copyright claim process is relatively simple.
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The Guild joined an amicus brief authored by ASMP and NPPA in a lawsuit before the Supreme Court add
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Four Guild board members joined other creators in Washington DC to advocate for The CASE Act and att
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An designer’s clients are using her copyrighted work and refusing to pay their invoices.
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The Graphic Artists Guild applauds the Senate Judiciary Committee for passing S 1273, The CASE Act (
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An illustrator discovered his Broadway production artwork was being used without his knowledge by sm
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Photographer Jim Olive discovered an alternate way to demand payment for a copyright infringement: t
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On April 26, 2019 the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court finding of fair use in
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The Guild participated in a panel discussion on authors’ rights and copyright issues conducted by th
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The Graphic Artists Guild applauds the introduction of The Copyright Alternative in Small Claims Enf
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The Graphic Artists Guild welcomes the appointment of Karen Temple as the Register of Copyrights.
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Creators have until March 15, 2019 to register large collections of unregistered works.
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Although The CASE Act expired in December with no bill signed into law, our advocacy efforts on beha
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The Graphic Artists Guild responded to the Copyright Office’s Notice of Inquiry (NOI) on Registratio
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The Guild joined representatives from \visual artist associations for Congressional visits in Januar
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The CASE Act (H.R. 3945) is widely supported, but we need creators to help move it forward.
Read MoreIf you missed the enrollment period for the federal exchange, you may still have options to get cove
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On December 4-5, the Guild joined our Coalition of Visual Artists for a trip to Capitol Hill to lobb
Read MoreThe Graphic Artists Guild has submitted a response to a proposed rulemaking by the Copyright Office
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On October 24, representatives from 14 international associations challenged designers, educators, g
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ico-D’s annual Platform Meeting took place October 13 and 14 in Montréal, Canada this year, and Rebe
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The Guild is calling on graphic artists contact their representatives and ask them to support the CA
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The Graphic Artists Guild welcomes the introduction of HR 3945, the Copyright Alternative in Small-C
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Guild National President Lara Kisielewska and Advocacy Liaison Rebecca Blake joined representatives
Read MoreThe Guild has signed on to a letter drafted by the Copyright Alliance requesting that NAFTA negotiat
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On July 20th, the Guild joined members of the Coalition of Visual Artists for productive meetings wi
Read MoreArts advocates were appalled when the budget proposed by the Trump transition team called for elimin
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We’re calling upon visual artists and those who support a vibrant creative community to contact thei
Read MoreTo help facilitate the marketplace for creative works, visual artists have long called for modernizi
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The Graphic Artists Guild applauds the introduction of H.R. 1695, the “Register of Copyright Selecti
Read MoreIn its article, “Defunding the NEA Would Be Incredibly Stupid: Here’s Why,” FastCompany pulls no pun
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The Guild joined the Coalition of Visual Artists in submitting a response to the policy proposal for
Read MoreOur photography associations are requesting input from professional photographers on their workflow
Read MoreThe Copyright Office has sent out a request for additional information from stakeholders on DMCA (Di
Read MoreWe’re asking all visual artists, and all who rely on a strong copyright system, to respond to the Li
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The Guild applauds the introduction of H.R. 6496, the “Fairness for Small Creators Act” introduced b
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The Graphic Artists Guild welcomes the first policy proposal resulting from the Judicary Committee’s
Read MoreThe law is the first of its kind in the nation, providing legal recourse for freelancers to pursue c
Read MoreThe Copyright Alliance released a statement that echoes our concerns with the removal of Maria Palla
Read MoreThe Guild particpated in ico-D’s Platform Meetings by heading a session on National Design Policy.
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A national design policy is a systemic and strategic government plan to support its design sector to
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The Copyright Alliance has published an open letter to the 2016 political candidates, advocating for
Read MoreA coalition of visual artist groups commends the attention that a copyright small claims legislation
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The Guild participated in panel discussions conducted by the Copyright Office on the DMCA takedown p
Read MoreNew York City's Freelance Isn’t Free Act has been championed by the Freelancers Union and founder Sa
Read MoreThe deadline for the survey on infringement of online copyrighted images and the DMCA take-down noti
Read MoreWe’d like to know about your experience with online infringement and the DMCA notice process.
Read MoreSeveral visual artist groups, representing hundreds of thousands of creators, have joined forces to
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Since the DMCA notice procedure was written into law in 1998, it’s proven to be of limited effective
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A report issued in mid-January by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) concludes that the arts
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On November 3, the Guild participated in the 2015 Creative Rights Caucus for the House Judiciary Com
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At the Eeum Design Connects international congress, Copps challenged the design community to effecti
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The ico-D General Assembly 26 took place October 22-23, following Eeum, the International Design Con
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In light of how concerned U.S. artists are about legislation addressing orphan works, it's worth tak
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Ed Shems, a Guild member, was asked to testify on behalf of illustrators on proposed changes to the
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Pratt Institute alum Joseph Caserto protested the institution’s crowd-sourced mascot design contest.
Read MoreThe Guild has sent a letter to the Small Business Administration protesting their crowd-sourced “See
Read MoreThe Graphic Artists Guild joined a coalition of visual artist associations in a letter addressing co
Read MoreThe Graphic Artists Guild has joined CreativeFuture, a coalition of over 350 companies and organizat
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Canadian designers were startled when their government issued a student contest for the Canada 150 l
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In 2014, the Guild has been an active participant in hearings conducted on copyright and intellectua
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The Guild attended Icograda’s first-ever Professional Platform Meeting in New York City, attended by
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A group of photographers, visual artists and affiliated associations have reached a settlement with
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On July 22, the Graphic Artists Guild joined in signing on to an amicus brief on behalf of the heirs
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Guild member Ed Shems spoke on the impact proposed changes to copyright law regarding the first sale
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The Graphic Artists Guild joined other arts organizations in filing an amicus brief in opposition to
Read MoreThe Guild has joined The American Society of Media Photographers in protesting Instagram's Terms of
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