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Designers have repeatedly told me that if they change the size or color of another designer's graphic, they have created something new. 

1. Question: what makes a graphic a new work and not a product that can be admonished? 

While Fiverr has been a long time coming with invoice receipts, I hope that this will now be faster with image source credits. 

With each order, Fiverr could issue a ready-made document with the invoice receipt that designers only have to fill out. 

2. In terms of content, Designer confirms that she / he has created the graphics herself/ himself or, if graphic material is used by other designers, that he or she has the right to do so. With chain of evidence. 

3. Basically, a clear name and address would also be necessary in order to be able to sue optionally. 

4. It still needs to be clarified when a graphic is considered an independent work and when it still constitutes copyright infringement. 

5. Several times I had unsuccessfully asked designers to confirm informally that they had created the graphics themselves or that they had the rights to use them. Nobody did that. 


A designer recently used image material from Freepik for a banner. Freepik has the reputation of being a "trapper", i.e. anyone who does not properly cite sources can be warned. 

The designer saw no fault on her part. She claimed the copied graphics were new. I don't understand the logic, I just read it more often. 

She should have pointed out to me in advance that I would have to provide sources for the material used. Then I would have refused thegraphics right away, I don't think it makes sense to make the sources of the photographers under a header on the start page. 

How do you see copyright as a customer or designer? 

And how about if Fiverr, among others, were committed to internationally uniform case law here? 

I am convinced that the smarter the Internet will become, the easier it will be to find duplicates and thus copyright infringements. 

I don't know if designers on Fiverr really don't know any better or if they assume they're in a legan vacuum and safe? 

Intellectual Property and copyright infringement

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