Today’s New York Times has an article about Google asking artist to give up their intellectual property in exchange for ‘exposure’ on their site. Many artists have bristled at the idea of having a very profitable company use their intellectual property for free.
The New York Times quotes one artist in their article:
“I have done gift cards for Target that are in stores nationwide and animations for Nickelodeon that run 24 hours a day worldwide on cable TV,” Melinda Beck, an illustrator who is based in Brooklyn, wrote in an e-mail message to Google rejecting its offer. “Both of these jobs were high-profile and gave my work great exposure but both clients still paid me.”
Other in the article feel that Google – of all companies – should pay them for their work:
“You’d think that if anyone can afford to pay artists and designers it would be a company that is making millions of dollars,” Mr. Ciardiello said in an interview.
ATL believes that IP rights are an essential foundation to the success of the technology industry. In addition, IP laws will continue to impact how we watch TV, listen to music, share information and communicate. Simply put, the system of IP rights established in the coming years will have a profound effect on the way we will live far into the future.
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