WHAT IS THE GOJD COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION SERVICE?

The GoJD copyright registration service has been introduced in order to enable GoJD designer/maker members to protect their design work from being used unlawfully. Registering your work with us acts as a deterrent to others who may be tempted to use your work without permission and/or to pass it off as their own.

HOW DOES COPYRIGHT LAW PROTECT MY WORK?

Copyright prevents other people & companies from making a copy of it, adding it to a website, distributing it on any other media, performing it, showing or playing your work in public and changing it. It also provides the protection needed to keep your work safe from those who might try to copy, or otherwise appropriate, your work for their own use.

IS THERE ANY OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT COPYRIGHTING MY WORK THAT I CAN SEE?

source: https://www.gov.uk/copyright

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF MY WORK IS STOLEN?

Approach the individual or company and let them know that the work is registered with The GoJD Copyright Registration Service. If they refuse to stop using your work, you can threaten legal action to recover damages and a share of their profits using your submission to The GoJD as evidence of ownership and copyright infringement.

CAN I DO ANYTHING ELSE TO PROTECT MY WORK?

Yes. You can add the following text somewhere on your work: © 2018 Your Name/Company Name. All Rights Reserved. Registered with The Guild of Jewellery Designers. You can also display the GoJD banners and your serial number so anybody can view your design certificate.

IS THERE A SIZE LIMIT ON THE WORK I CAN UPLOAD?

Yes. We have a 25MB limit on files that are uploaded to us. If your work is more than 25MB, try to compress your work and upload in an unzipped format. If your work is graphically based, JPGs can be compressed to reduce the size significantly.

HOW CAN I VIEW FILES I’VE SUBMITTED TO THE GoJD?

There are two ways to view registered work: Simply log into your account and click on Design Copyright Certificates in your in your account dashboard to view your list of files.

HOW DO I PAY?

Payment is made using Paypal using your credit / debit card or PayPal account from your GoJD account dashboard.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

£6/file For a lifetime registration

CAN I USE THE COPYRIGHT SYMBOL (©) ON MY ORIGINAL WORK?

It’s entirely up to you. yes you can, but you do not have to. Not using this symbol does not affect your legal rights and your level of protection.

HOW DO I UPLOAD MY WORK?

You can submit your work by logging into your account dashboard and uploading to our secure server vault from the 'Design Copyright Certificates' link in your 'My Member Account' links list.

WHAT KIND OF COMPUTER FILES CAN I PROTECT?

You can upload and protect jpg, png and GIF files

SHOULD I SUBMIT ONLY MY FINAL PIECE OF WORK OR ALL CONNECTED MATERIAL?

You should join and upload all material connected with the design and process you used to come up with it as one file it’s all very useful evidence.