Brandi – indeed I want less of a headache too! Sometimes, though, time doesn’t always allow for that sort of thing and not everybody has a knack or wants to deal with doing everything DIY.

I’d really like to see some of the bigger companies offer some royalty or fee-based licensing for reproducing it’s image in a commercial capacity on a project-by-project basis. This way, the professional crafter gets permission to use the image they need for their commercial application in turn paying a fee.

And here’s where it gets tricky. How do you regulate the use of one of your widely available products, especially in an area where reproducing images is so easy to do? Would it be prudent for a manufacturer to maintain a catalog of certain images available for crafting businesses only?

There’s a thousand different ways this issue could go. I do feel, however, there is a solution to this issue. It’s just a matter of working out that win-win situation.

~Jen

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Now that I have my own business, I can relate to the big companies. Like you said, they have overhead, too, and their products are their intellectual property. Now, when I go to buy a font or a digital stamp, I make sure to read the fine print.

As far as professional crafters, I’m with you – I like the idea of making my own stamps. This way, I know for sure it’s okay to use!