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I came across this site that I thought I’d share.  The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) “is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system, which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to economic development while safeguarding the public interest.” The site offers a lot of helpful information including several free ebooks.  Of particular interest are:

“Marketing Crafts and Visual Arts: The Role of Intellectual Property: A practical guide.” The purpose of the 105 page PDF book is “to provide a basic knowledge and understanding of marketing techniques and of Intellectual Property (IP) to artisans and visual artists, to enhance the chances of their business success. It seeks to indicate why, which, what, where, when, whether and how consideration ought to be given to the effective management of IP assets by using IP tools for successful marketing of craft and visual art products.”

“A Stitch in Time, Smart Use of Intellectual Property by Textile Companies” is free 22-page PDF publication offered by the WIPO.  It’s described as “a snapshot of the value of effective use of the different tools of the IP system (Industrial designs, copyright,  patents, trademarks, geographical indications, trade secrets) for enhancing the competitiveness of products in the textiles, clothing, footwear, and fashion industries, both in the domestic and export markets.

“Creative Expression, An Introduction to Copyright and Related Rights for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises” is a 66-page ebook geared to “help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to: understand how to protect the works that they create or in which they own rights; get the most out of copyright and/or related rights; and avoid violating the copyright or related rights of others.”  It covers and intro to copyright and related rights for crafts, visual, and performing arts, design and fastion, and more.

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