Merch By Amazon Account Terminated (Don't Do This On Merch By Amazon)

About this video

In a short warning video, the creator shows a Merch by Amazon listing he says is a textbook way to get an account suspended/terminated: a design exploiting ‘Among Us’ — the online game — without licensing. He points out the seller tried to bypass Amazon’s bots/algorithm by inserting a period in the word, shown as A.mong, plus a dash, to disguise the trademarked term. He says seeing a design making sales on Amazon, Etsy or Facebook does not give you the right to make your own version; ripping off someone else’s brand is against Merch by Amazon’s terms of service unless you actually hold the licence. His prevention advice is simple: before uploading, do a Google search to see what a phrase/franchise is (he shows Among Us on Google Play and Nintendo), and check the USPTO website — he mentions using a merch research tool to search it — for trademarks on the product type you are designing for, e.g. t-shirts. If the design shown is yours, he recommends deleting it immediately before Amazon suspends the account.

Key takeaways

• Do not disguise a trademarked term with punctuation — e.g. inserting a period in ‘Among Us’ — to try to bypass Merch by Amazon bots
• The creator says that tactic and unlicensed use of a game/brand is against the terms of service and can get the account suspended
• A design selling well on Amazon, Etsy or Facebook does not grant you rights to copy it
• Before uploading, Google the phrase and check the USPTO for trademarks for your product category
• If you have such a design live, the creator advises deleting it now to protect the account

Episode details: published February 24, 2021 · 4:06 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are RJ Martinez’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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