5 Shirts NOT To Sell In Your Etsy Store - Print On Demand 2023 Trademarks and Copyright Infringement
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ค. 2022
- In this video I will walk you through 5 different types of designs to avoid selling in your store to keep your Etsy shop safe in 2023 and beyond!
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Thank you for your detailed videos and always looking out for us newbies...Happy Anniversary!
Happy 5 months!! Love love love your videos. Thank you for all the valuable information!!!
Thanks Cassiy! Awesome content as usual.🙏🏽
Thank you so much for your beneficial information. Your videos are much appreciated. Keep them coming.
Thank you Cassiy. Very informative, as usual. I'm learning so much from your channel.
Thank you for all the wonderful information!
Thank you so much for this video!
Thanks For Sharing !
Happy TH-cam anniversary, Cassiy! Super thankful you decided to start a TH-cam channel! You're the best! : )
You are so sweet, thanks for all the support
Happy 5 months Cassiy! You’ve been incredible for us in this new world of POD!
Thanks so much Betsy!!
Happy 5 month TH-cam anniversary Cassiy! 🥳 This video was very helpful. A few of them that I wasn’t aware we should avoid so thank you so sharing all this with us! So glad I found your channel a few weeks ago! You’re the best!!! 🙌🏻
Thanks so much for the sweet comment Virginie!! I am so glad I could save you some future heartache
As always thank you so much for your information and for helping us start our Etsy online store
You are so welcome, thanks for being here!
Congrats!! You’ve got a heart of gold and that will get you so far!
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Wow thanks so much Maria, I really really appreciate your kind words and support!! This has been such a crazy experience teaching online but I am so thankful for sweet people like you!
Very helpful video. I keep jumping to the next one you suggest and learning so much.
So glad you are getting good value from my videos!!
Your videos are so good that I come back to watch them again and again!
Thank you for not selling dreams and for explaining very well how the business model works and how to do it step by step. really appreciate it. Thanks and happy 5 month TH-cam anniversary!
Thank you so so much!! I really appreciate that you are getting some good realistic value from my content. I really hope my videos show you that anyone can do this
Happy 5th! Your channel has been such a great help to me and I know so many others!
Thanks so much Liza, it makes me so happy that my videos have been helpful to you!!
Happy 5 month anniversary! Thank you for all you share!
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Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you ❤
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I hope this was so helpful for you!! Thanks for watching!
So much to keep on top of!
Thank you so much for these videos. I am a stay at home mom on bedrest and I was looking for a way to earn income in a simple way. Your videos and the information you share are very clear and detailed. You're amazing!
Hi Cassiy, thanks for the video. It's very helpful.
So glad you enjoyed it Julie, thanks for the comment
@@CassiyJohnson thank you for responding to my comment. You make me feel special. I have a question. How about the words "Ew, David"? Is that off limits too?
This was so helpful!!
So glad you found my video helpful, thanks for watching!!
Happy 5th month TH-cam anniversary! Your channel grown a lot and wish you more success in future! Would you be able to create a video on how you create a design? Steps you take using your own graphics or graphics from creativeFabrica or Canva?
Thanks so much Aisha!! Here is a video where about halfway through I show how I make 2-3 designs th-cam.com/video/pSs0nMfRqZc/w-d-xo.html
and here is a video where I go through layouts of different best sellers! th-cam.com/video/johQkeJrBds/w-d-xo.html
New subscriber here !💖 thank you so much for speaking about copyright information
You're so welcome!! Hope this was super helpful!
Excellent job!!! 🤩💕🤩
You are the sweetest Tina
Thank you for the info🙏 do you know of other alternatives that allow the use of celebrities
Hello! You , Cassiy, are a genuine individual. Don't ever forget that. On the smiley face, wow. I can understand all the others being taboo. All I can think of are kids drawing smiley faces on notebooks in school and, by "virtue" of its copyright or TM breaking the law. Empathic artist as I am, you should hear some of the discussions my husband and I get into; he has a lawyer's mind and can help me at least come down from the ceiling over this topic. Happy Fifth! Have a great day! (smiley face right here)
LOL the smileys are only trademarked for selling on items so feel free to use emoticons in your comments hahahah but also feel free to boycott them forever just for the principal if you want!
Thank you
Happy 5 month anniversary, Cassiy!💕💕💕
Thanks Lisa!! 🎉
Thanks Lisa!! 🎉
Awesome videos!
Thank you so much!!
Thank you for all these wonderful videos! I have been binge watching them while I research whether or not to start a POD business on Etsy. One question I have is about the Disney and Harry Potter graphics being used on shirts. When I had purchased shirts for a recent Disney trip there were a billion shirts on Etsy using the same or very similar graphics for Disney vacations. On your "5 things I wish I knew before starting an Etsy Shop" video you scroll through one while showing how to research. Is there a website that has all these graphics you see on common Disney or HP Shirts for sale to legally use on t-shirts? Or are all these listings illegal? Vacation shirts like those were a niche I was considering, but I couldn't figure out how they were legal. I actually found all your tutorials when I started researching what was legal and illegal to sell on Etsy.
This is so helpful! I have been using a melty smiley face in some of my designs, I am going to reevaluate. Thank you for the knowledge =)
Glad I could warn you before it's too late! I know a friend of mine got dinged for an upside down smiley but I don't know about a melty one.
A melty one won't work either. Copyright law covers derivative works.
They shouldn't ever have been given the trademarked for that. They don't own the smiley face, it's been around way before them and no one should be able to own 3000 versions of it. That should be pushed back against, it's wrong.
Happy Anniversary !
That's amazing because some of the things you mentioned are on canva elements. Wow Cassie I've been watching you for 5 months congratulations. Sandra😁 Texas
Thanks for being an OG supporter Sandra ❤️❤️ yes you will see lots of things infringing that you can buy. So it’s your job to know what you can and can’t use in your shop!
Smiley faces being trademarked. Wow. I've heard it all. 🤯
Lots of great info. Thanks for making these videos. 😊
Hey Cassiy,
I am new to your channel. Thank you for the great information. Is it safe to use play on acronyms like ATL or ABC etc Congratulations on your success 😊
Thank you so much. I was just working on some designs and thought I’d find a video of yours to listen to in the back ground. So glad I did! Good bye smiley face designs 🤣 that Smiley Co would have a field day on Etsy right now. Haha. I didn’t even think of it but will start to check everything. Thank you again. 💜🌸💜
So glad I could save you the heartache of finding out the hard way ❤️ thanks for watching my videos, I am so glad you are enjoying them!!
RACHEL how is your Etsy store going if i may ask
I just received a notice from Etsy regarding shirts I made for Yellowstone the tv series. I'm new to Etsy and purchased the graphics on Etsy (mistakenly thought if they were sold on Etsy it would be ok). I did make the designs my own however, it was still considered infringement. Etsy removed 6 listings and left the others. I immediately went on and removed all. You are absolutely right, it's not worth losing your store. Thankfully, they didn't shut me down, but warned me about future infringements could result in my shop being shut down permanently. Thanks for all your info Cassiy, I've learned so much from you. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it.
Laurie how is ur shop doing? Sale trend?
They probably sell for personal use only, not business. A bit like some downloadable fonts.
@@thkatandi they probably sell it illegally abd just havent been caught
Great videos! Thanks for the amazing content! For the emojis, is it safe to use if we custom them, or if it is following some quotes or funny saying?
I don't know all of the copyrights around emojis but I know like I said a lot of smiley faces and different faces in general are trademarked so you'd have to do your own research to see if its safe!
Then as I watch this video, you're around your 1 year anniversary? If so congratulations. I appreciate you for teaching valuable information. Congratulations🙌🏽❤️
Yes I did just have my one year anniversary, thank you!!!
I wish I could use Smilies :( thanks for the info before I made this mistake!
Happy Anniversary! What about Authors or Books? Is it the same as TV/movies if you use a fictional town? Or character names?
Thanks
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Hey! Cant wait to watch the video!
I was wondering if you could do maybe an updated video about canva rules and print on demand rules. I’ve seen a lot of controversy about it and what you can and can’t do and that the rules and licensing has changed recently.
Thank you!
Sure I'll look into it some more, I haven't heard of any changes but I'll check it out! Thanks for the heads up and hope you loved the video
I was wondering about Canva too. They have Minecraft images, Mario, and the smiley faces. I stayed away from the Minecraft and Mario but used a smiley face.
Cassiy, Happy 5 months on TH-cam! I wanted to ask since I know you have spoken about using Canva to design your shirts. Do you ever have an issue with your downloaded png or jpg files not being a high enough resolution?
No I have never had that issue! If you have, you are likely not making the canvas large enough when you start your design. I choose a custom canvas size and do 4500 x 5400 pixels.
This is such a clear video thank you for this! I am looking to launch a POD Etsy store and researching the legal considerations presently. Can you please explain whether you can use quote from TV and Film if the programmes / films are copyrighted, but the specific quotes are not? I understand that there is a grey area of Fair Use and that you can use quotes if there is an 'original spin' on them - but I don't know if this means they can be lifted to put onto clothing for instance? Thanks in advance!
I’ll add colleges too. I found out the hard way when I first started business (printables). Don’t use any college names in title/tags and of course design.
Olivia thanks for the tip. How is your store going if i may ask
you are amazing do you do any lives or webinars weekly
Congratulations on 5 months with TH-cam!!!!
Thanks April!! Can’t believe it’s already been that long ❤️
I am always follow the rich the hustle ninja guy, In the video with him and you in it is what let me to you so now I subbed
That’s awesome, thanks for coming over to check out my channel ❤️ Rich is super cool!
@@CassiyJohnson I have another question Cassie ,I was looking on printify and they have computer mouse pads! could I put video game characters ,movies , and that type of stuff on mouse pads? To sell????
Thanks cassiey, keep going💪.
do you recommend click advertising in etsy?
Yes Etsy ads can be great but I'd recommend only advertising once you get sales so you know that you have a good design and don't waste your budget.
Your voice is literally so relaxing lol makes me wanna fall asleep lol
Oh no hahaha that's not what I want! But I have to agree, I have fallen asleep a few times doing a final watch through of my videos after editing lol
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Hey Cassiy! Thanks to you I just started my new Etsy shop. I did use a sticker from Canva of a flower with the smiley face inside the flower on a shirt. So even if its on Canva should I not use it? Thank you!
Thanks so much for all your information! I'm currently working on getting through all your videos. Question about your listings. Think it's better to separate your tees, tanks and sweatshirts into their own listings with the same designs, or have the design with all those variants in one listing?
I like to have them all within separate listings because this is the easiest way to make it fully automated! If you try to add all of this stuff to the same listing, it's going to be a lot of manual work.
This was super helpful! Happy 5 month anniversary! Are the POD graphics on creative fabrics ok to use? I’ve notice a few hocus locus themed graphics, are these ok to use? Or is it best to just stay clear of those?
Thank you!! And as far as graphics being ok to use, you are able to use the ones from CF but it's your responsibility to check if it's safe to use them in your store when it comes to copyright and trademark usage. If it's from a movie/tv show then just like I said in this video, then it's not safe to use! They also may not be checking for trademarked words so make sure to check those terms before downloading graphics!
How about changing words to songs to fit a different theme or a subject? Are those infringing copyrights? Example: Take my “bread” away or anything of the sort.
Thanks for the video ! Quick question - how about words , phrases , lines from songs or rhyme..
like let it snow , it’s the mist wonderful time of the year … etc
It all COULD be copyright infringement. Just make sure to check for trademarks. If it’s generic enough then you might be fine!
Cassiy, you get the “TOP GIRL” award for best new TH-cam channel so far this year!
Hmmm…maybe I’ll have to trademark that. 🤔
hahaha get it John! Thanks so much, I really really appreciate that! This YT channel has been a lot of work but I am loving it for sure!
Hi Cassiy! Thank you so much for your videos - they are inspiring and informative! I really appreciate you! Quick question - Do you know if we're allowed to put product images on shirts? For example, if I were to put an image of a Sriracha bottle or an image of IHOP? What are safe places to get images from?
You are not able to do that, you can't sell anything with another companies name or logo on it!
Hi - great video! I create and sell trivia games in my Etsy shop and I mention celebrity names. For example, a question would be "Who was the best selling artist from the 1980s" and I list out 3 musician's names as possible answers. Is that still infringement?
Hi!
Do you think it is possible to quote specific sayings of series (e.g. the office) with a non-trademarked fonts?
Thanks in advance
Thank you soooo much for your content! I am learning so much! Just bought some mock ups like you suggested and navigating Printify and Etsy while my baby is napping. Are you still doing one on one training?
I love that, getting work done in the small amounts of time you have during the day as a busy mom! Way to go
@@CassiyJohnson awesome! I would love to speak with you!
@Theresa are you still doing good on Etsy?
Thank you so much for this!! Question, are you able to sell shirts with names of colleges not including any of their logos or images? I design heavy metal logos with random sayings and I am doing a college series
Here is a video on how to check trademarks, I'd see if they are trademarked on shirt/sweatshirts th-cam.com/video/gPrOxIDciGU/w-d-xo.html
But I'd be willing to bet you cannot do this
Thank you for making this video. Do you know if those Christmas Tree cakes I see all over Creative Fabrica and Etsy are safe to use?
Sorry I don't but I tend to recommend staying away from anything that you are worried about. I bet that hostess or whoever have a trademark on that but its hard to know
Thank you for this video. Question: If you use part of a movie phrase or song lyric BUT you Change part of it, is that still an issue? For example, I have seem many shirts saying "straight out of ___", which is by the group NWA. The original phrase is Compton but people are saying things like straight outtta bed or shape (in place of the last world Compton) .
Oh wow! Thanks, I have no idea, oh man, I need to take these listings down asap 🤦♂️
So glad you saw this then, happy to save you the heartache in advance!
Thanks for all of your wonderful videos Cassiy, so much valuable information. I have a question on colour variants for t-shirts ... Is it better to have one listing per design with the variants or is it better to have a separate listing for each colour shirt. Many thanks, Ajay.
I like to have 2-3 colors per listing!
@@CassiyJohnson Thank you!
Thank you sooo much Cassiy. previousy I was planning to print Selena gomez, and Taylor Swift on t-shirts. but not anymore.🤫😁😁😁 one question? Can I print my original Paintings, and my face on t-shirt. I am about to sell Art Works, and my paintings on Etsy but my shop is not live yet!
How can I check if a design is trade marked (like the smile and top gun examples)
Great video! Very informative. What about movies, characters, etc... that have fallen into the public domain? The copyright has expired and should be fair use? Thanks again!
If it has fallen into the public domain then you should be fine but make sure to do your research. Like Winnie the Pooh I believe is in the public domain, but only the way he looked 100 years ago. Not the more recent cartoon version of him for example. So just still be really careful and do your research of what you can do with it. Honestly there is so much money to be made doing safe boring things like teachers, I would just avoid anything like that personally.
This is super useful information!
Can I use Barbies on shirts ? Anime characters? What about Marvel characters (movies and comics)? What about existing comic book characters that I've drawn with my own style?
And if you want to use tweets or memes for your shirts, can you use them if there's a celebrity on the meme?
Thanks!
Trademarking the smiley face is the most obnoxious thing everrrrrrrrrr. Wow. Like trademarking the birthday song, greed has no bounds. Great informative video, thank you.
Plz make a video on best tshirts to sell .
Like you always mention 3001 bella shirts
The Bella 3001 is my best recommendation for shirts to sell!
I have a question about how similar something can be without causing infringement. For example, say I wanted to make a shirt that said Festive AF, but it is trademarked. If I change it to Festive A.F. (with periods accentuating that it's an acronym) does that make it okay to use because its not the same anymore?
Hey, Cassiy!
I want to create some group shirts listings, but I wonder if you will still create some camping group shirts currently because the summer had already passed a little pit of it
If you have a fun idea for one, feel free to still make it and see what happens! But yes it is a little late in the season for that right now. I'd be more focussed on bachelorette party shirts, best friend shirts, couples just married/engaged shirts, and Halloween matching costume type shirts!
@@CassiyJohnson
Thanks for Cassiy's best recommendation tips!
Thank you Cassiy for sharing this info and Happy 5 Months! I had a couple rose apothecary shirts in my store and just removed them! Do you think its ok to sell shirts with cartoon pictures or line drawings of TV show characters? I have a couple David and Moira shirts in my store but I don't use any names or tags from the TV show in my listing is that ok, or would that be considered an infringement too?
You MIGHT be ok if it says nothing about the show or character names but it's still a gamble you have to decide if you are willing to make. Because if someone from the show looked at it, it's probably pretty obvious that it's from the show.
Thank you Cassiy! This was very helpful. I just started making t-shirts and thought about using a song name, but now I won't.
Glad I could save you some future pain!!
@@CassiyJohnson yes, thank you!
@Aparna how is ur Etsy shop going if i may ask
Omg I’ve seen tons and tons of every shirt except dolly parten however I’ve seen other celebrities
Yes it is super common for people to infringe with t-shirt designs, but you don't have to be one of them!
Good to know. One of my designs has a smiley in it and I never would have though it'd be an issue. What about a flower design with a smiley in it or a peace sign with a smiley in it? Or is it just a bad idea all around?
You’d have to do some research to make sure, at the very least I’d just never include “smiley face” in my seo anywhere. You can always email their legal team and see if it’s infringing or not!
Amazing content as usual Cassiy. What about KPOP inspired items? Are those safe?
I don't know much at all about KPOP but as long as your shirts don't have lyrics on them or famous peoples faces, then you might be fine!
@@CassiyJohnson Oh okay, thanks Cassiy!
Thank you for this really helpful video. I am actually looking into drop shipping and was wondering, if I were to make fan art of celebrities or tv show characters and then print it would it be a copyright infringement ?
Yes fan art is copyright as well, they own the rights to their name and likeness
If a local business wants shirts made with their logos, any leg work i need to do to protect myself? Or good to go? Like if they did something on their end (used some other company’s design i would have no clue)
Question. I have seen POD anniversary gifts with the lyrics of a wedding song written on them. Is that allowed?
Okay, honestly, that "I just can't" t-shirt was hilarious. 😂I'm not condoning the infringement at all; but, that was definitely clever.
Only vaguely related to your comment but I actually wonder if that I Just Can't one technically is ok because it seems to me like it would fall under fair use as parody. Definitely something I'd defer to a copywrite lawyer on but it does beg the question of what can then be considered parody.
I have a quick question! I want to get my Etsy store started, but I was wondering if I should get a business credit card from the beginning or should I wait for that? The financial part of the Etsy shop has me scared! Thanks for your wonderful videos!
I think it's a good idea to get a business credit card later on but don't let this stop you from getting started! You can even just use a seperate credit card to keep it separated from your normal spending.
Are quotes from tv shows also off limits? Thank you!
What thaaaaaa no smiley faces that’s seriously insane like who owns a smiley face … so glad I saw this cause I just posted a smile face shirt cause it’s definitely trending 😩
Yes that's why I wanted to make this video because so many people are finding out the hard way!
Love your videos! So many got hit with the smiley face. I knew their history-they actually STOLE the smiley face design from someone else and trademarked it. I won’t wear smiley face anything because of that👿. Evil people behind that little smiling face.
Wow that's sad! Glad to save others from the heartache of trademark infringements
Are customizable Taylor Swift lyrics allowed?
What if a seller copyrights your for their “deisgn”. How do I check if they own this design when other sellers sell the same thing? It’s hard to see who actually owns it.
hey what if i draw my own smiley face graphic is it still able to be trademarked
Does the trademark apply to all the emojis or just smileys?
Can you sell art with celebrities faces? My daughter does really amazing BTS and kdrama art and we’ve wondered this!
if I make a cosplay for sale from a movie/anime etc. I can't write the name of the series or character in my listings title/description?