💙 This episode is all about the dreaded Copycat

🫵 What you can do about them, how to stop copycats & the steps you should be taking now to protect your handmade business

🧡 What Etsy can do about copycats, their role from a legal stance and the Etsy reporting tool

📕 The facts about who reports copyright and Intellectual Property (IP) infringements and what an IP infringement is

🙋‍♀️ What to do if you've been reported to Etsy for copyright

🪜 A step by step guide if you've found someone copying your designs or you suspected violations of IP rights


🔗 Links mentioned in the episode
Rocket Lawyer - https://www.rocketlawyer.com/
Etsy's reporting tool - https://www.etsy.com/uk/ipreporting
#8 - When should you trademark your business? - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2354025/episodes/14981713 

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