{"id":224813,"date":"2023-09-27T13:46:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T00:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.nz\/?p=224813"},"modified":"2023-10-18T16:42:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T03:42:50","slug":"canva-copyright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.nz\/intellectual-property\/canva-copyright\/","title":{"rendered":"What Should My Online Business Know About Canva and Copyright?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many businesses utilise Canva to design social media posts<\/a>, logos and promotional flyers. It is a common creative platform with free and paid features. Although it is a great site to use, you must be aware of your legal obligations when using images or graphics provided by Canva. Understanding whether you own copyright over your design can also be confusing. This article will outline the legal considerations of using Canva and your relevant obligations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copyright in NZ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Under NZ copyright laws<\/a>, copyright will apply automatically to any original works. It gives owners exclusive rights over their work. Accordingly, they can prevent others from stealing, copying or misusing their work. Usually, copyright will last for your lifetime and an additional 50 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To allow others to use your work, you can license it to them. Your license should outline how another person can use your work. For example, suppose you have created some visual graphics another business wants to use. To protect your interests, you can allow them to use and publish it but not sell it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

To qualify for copyright, your work must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n