Stencil Me In Colonial Primitive Vintage Stencils

Everyone has rights by law, regardless of having a physical copyright in place. It is simply our GOD given right as a designer, an artist, a writer, an inventor, or what have you, to have your work protected by copyright. It is because of these copyright laws being in place that we ask customers and visitors for these two things while on our site.

#1) Please, have the integrity not to steal our designs and ideas.

#2) Please, do not submit to us designs and ideas that belong to someone else.

We know first hand how heartbreaking it is to have poured all you have into a design and see someone else infringe on your hard work in a matter of minutes. Having the intention to steal someone elses work is a great moment to stop and practice the golden rule,

Do unto others as YOU would have others do unto you.

Here are some facts and myths for you to read about concerning our copyright laws.

Fact or Myth? If I alter someone's design it is now considered a new design and I now hold the copyright on my altered creation. TOP

That is a MYTH!!

The law generally holds that only the original copyright owner has the right to modify their work or give authorization to others to do so.

Just because you have modiifed our GRAPHICS OR CREATIONS does not give you a new copyright protected work.

Fact or Myth? Copyright is only enforced if it is registered with the United States Copyright Office. TOP

HUGE MYTH!!

While their are advantges to registering your work it is not manditory. Your work is copyright protected as soon as you create it.

All work here at Stencil Me In, Inc. has been protected in the United States and Internationally by a copyright protection seal.

Fact or Myth? I can legally copy someones work if I give them full credit or don't claim copyright for myself. TOP

BIG GIANT HUGE MYTH!!!!!

Only the creator of the work has the EXCLUSIVE right to reproduce, alter, or distribute their work.

Stencil Me In, Inc. does not give ANY authorization to reproduce, alter or distribute our original creations!!

Fact or Myth? There has to be a © symbol or the words "copyright" in order to be a copyright protected work. TOP

Uhh...NO! that there is another myth!

Once again, copyright protection laws are in effect the minute you have created your original work! You do not need the approval of the United States Copyright Office.

However, we here at Stencil Me In, Inc. have taken the steps to protect and prove our copyright on our original designs.

Fact or Myth? Stencil Me In, Inc. is the copyright owner of their original stencil designs. TOP

Oh Yea!!!!! that's a FACT!

Stencil Me In, Inc. has copyright protected all our original designs through a copyright protection seal service.

Fact or Myth? Stencil Me In, Inc will enforce their copyright to the fullest extent of the law. TOP

You Guessed it!!!! Total and complete FACT!!

We have worked hard to create our original stencil designs. While we enjoy creating and making our stencils, it is also our livelyhood. If you were a brick and mortar store owner, would you allow someone to come in and rob you without prosecuting them to the fullest extent that the law will allow? NO! Just because we are a web based store does not mean someone can come along and rob our product or our livelihood!! We here at Stencil Me In, Inc. will protect our original stencil designs as the EXCLUSIVE COPYRIGHT OWNERS!!!