Clarifications and Changes: Updates to Etsy's Site Policies
Last week we let the Etsy community in on a "sneak peek" preview of the proposed updates to our site policies in the DOs & DON'Ts of Etsy. During this preview week, we received lots of feedback and discussed the policies in the Forums, by Conversations and email with members of the Etsy community. After a rather …
Handmade Weddings: The Clueless Bride
Etsy's very own lawyer, SarahSays, is the biggest anti-bride I've ever met. She resisted getting swept up in the whole wedding hullabulloo. Arjay, her husband, took over most of the planning, while Sarah calmly shrugged and told us she just wasn't that into it. On the other hand, I know she loves Etsy, so I was very …
You be the Judge: Chocolate Kisses
I'm sitting in my Etsyified office on a beautiful spring afternoon eating some delicious Hershey's Kisses and researching a newsworthy and entertaining pending issue for the Etsy community to judge. I'm in heaven!I unwrap the silver foil from the bite-sized tear-drop chocolate morsel and pop it into …
A Handmade Moment
Attention all artists, videographers, film students, DIY addicts, advertising students, home video makers, professionals, camera nerds and other creative members of the Etsy community: here's your chance to show the world how talented you are, and help us spread the Etsy gospel while you are at it! And if …
Etsy's Trademark Guidelines
Hi! This is SarahSays, Etsy's in-house legal counsel.A little over a year ago we launched the Etsy Trademark Permissions Program. Since that time, dozens of Etsy members applied to use and were granted permission to use the Etsy marks in products, for free. In an effort to further support and encourage ideas …
Personal Passover Traditions: Afikomen
Last year I shared my grandmother’s version of my mother’s Matzah Ball Soup. This year, instead of sharing a food memory, I’ll share my favorite Passover custom: the hiding (and seeking) of the Afikomen. In a nutshell, at the beginning of the Passover Seder, half of the middle of three pieces of Matzah (called the …
Etsy, I See Copyright Infringement
Copyright infringement is a hot topic on Etsy and in the media. As we see in the You be the Judge series, there are always at least two side to any infringement story. Many artists, lawyers and even judges may disagree as to what constitutes copyright infringement and alternatively what should be deemed …
You Be the Judge: Sweet Trademarks
Most of us may associate the word “trademark” with certain products (like the logo on a sneaker, the design on can of cola, or a symbol handbag) and these trademarks help identify the creator of the product. In this “You Be the Judge,” we investigate the trademark of a delicious sugary cupcake decoration. …
You be the Judge: a "TM" on a "W"
When thinking about trademarks, you may think of a word, name, or symbol to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from goods manufactured or sold by others, and to indicate the source of the goods. You may have visions of the Apple logo, or Louis Vuitton's monogram trademark, but …
Community & Tech Updates: Updated Privacy Policy
Your privacy is very important to us at Etsy. Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, store and distribute the personal information you share with us while you use the site. In an effort to make the Privacy Policy easier to understand and more user-friendly, we have made a few revisions. We have also …
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