Why are rubber stamps copyrighted?

Question

I dunno, just curious, I mean, their just rubber stamps that once a buyer purchases one- they do whatever they want with it anyway...from a card to a "ink painting" for sale.

I wanted to know if I decide to make rubber stamps, if I should bother copyrighting it or not...

Answer 1

Most of the rubber stamps you see copyrighted are ones that designers made for a specific company, or they sold the rights to the design to a specific company. As we know in the big , bad business world it is all about the benjamins, so they copyright the images they develop. If you look online at some of the rubber stamp companies, such as Stampedous, Rubber City Works, or The Angel Company to name just a few, they often list their "Angel policy" . This is their company policy on the use of their images. Most state that you can use their images for any personal use but either prohibit commercial use, or you have to contact them for permission to use them. Most smaller independent companies are pretty flexible- they allow small crafters to use their products as long as some sort of promo line is added to the item such as "image provided by "blahblah" Co.

Answer 2

It is not the rubber stamp itself, it is the image which is copyrighted. And yes, if you decided to create images, I would copyright them, for your own protection. This way you get the credit for the design. Good luck to you!