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  • What if my prospect reacts negatively to my PitchMark® certificate?

    If a prospect objects to your inclusion of a PitchMark® certificate, it typically leads to one of two outcomes: it either initiates a necessary conversation about Intellectual Property (IP) rights, or serves as a warning sign about the client's intentions.

  • What is the PitchMark® PitchFeed for?

    The public pitch feed, located on the homepage of the PitchMark® website, acts as a public record of pitching activity designed to create transparency and deter idea theft. While it makes the transaction visible to the community, it is structured to protect the actual content of the idea.

    What is the PitchMark® PitchFeed for?
  • How do I get paid for ideas through PitchMark®?

    Six things to know: How creators can monetise their pitches by selling them the rights to an idea even if they are not hired for the full production. This feature transforms the traditional "all or nothing" pitch into a more flexible commercial transaction.

  • Freelance writers avoid copyright breaches, and get paid faster, when they submit articles to editors

    You research a story, conduct interviews and craft your article. But after the editor has copy-tasted it they decline - only to assign one of their staff reporters to rewrite it. Now with PitchMark® Ideas.Exchange the editor is on notice that you reserve all rights to your work. Plus if they decide to publish your story they can license it from you straight away, and pay you faster.

    Make it as difficult as possible to circumvent copyright laws, and get paid for your written articles sooner
  • Deepfake of Ukraine’s Zelenskyy shows that IP laws governing such tech is urgently needed

    Recently, a video featuring a deepfake version of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared on social media, asking his troops to surrender in the ongoing war with Russia.
    The video was quickly identified as a fake, partly due to its poor quality. Zelenskyy also swiftly posted a video of himself exposing the deepfake, and Facebook, YouTube and Twitter announced they had removed the vide

  • Funny business: Comedians seek royalties for their IP

    Should comedians get paid like musicians and receive royalties from platforms that profit from their material? That's certainly a payment model that one group is championing. According to the Wall Street Journal, a group of comedians, led by global rights administration company, Spoken Giants, wants to be paid royalties when their jokes are played on radio and streaming services such as Spotify an

  • Rip-off or not: Wordle and the word games it inspired

    Wordle is the new sensation sweeping the Internet, and it all boils down to its resolutely simple rules. This word game is hosted on an ad-free website, you can only play it once a day, and the creator has no intention of making the game addictive or viral. There isn’t even an app version — at least not an official one.
    Still, this game of guessing a different five-letter English word each day