Tag: Intellectual property
How do I protect my creative work?
How do you copyright artwork or designs that would go on, say, t-shirts, mugs, etc? Auntie’s answer: If you had asked me this question four years ago, I would have said simply, “You don’t”. However, Cayman’s intellectual property (IP) regime has made great strides since then. If you want an overview on how things have […]
Artists learn about intellectual property
(CNS Local Life): Artists and creative practitioners met at the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) Monday, 17 July 2017 to discuss Intellectual Property (IP). Trade Mark Examiner Candace Westby from the Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office conducted the seminar. The event was held as part of the gallery’s “The Business of Art” initiative, […]
Rights concerning photos taken in public
Recently on a social media forum, I noted that a certain mobile vehicle detailing company on island posted a picture of one of their competitors (a carwash man on the road) who was washing a vehicle. The picture of the individual was taken without the subject’s consent and posted on social media. Is this legal? […]
