Copyright issues explained
#1
Copyright issues explained
We see so much misinformation on the internet and scarry stories. This one actually makes sense about copyrights.
http://so-sew-easy.com/sewing-patter...myths+debunked
http://so-sew-easy.com/sewing-patter...myths+debunked
#2
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 540
Too many overthink copyright laws. Most have rules which aren't laws. Don't copy to give or sell, don't claim rights to it. An item can be made and sold from a bought copyright pattern if given the creator credit. Not following copyright law is a crime but not following a designer's rule is not. A creator may have many rules added to the sale of the pattern but it's the buyer's decision to follow the rules, it's not a law you have to.
#3
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Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Posts: 985
So many designers are writing "patterns" for old blocks, then claiming copyright. I NEVER buy patterns, especially for the old blocks. It bothers me that folks are charging $8+ for quilt patterns made from blocks that you can find anywhere.
#4
I agree, you can't make a ninepatch quilt and claim copyrights on that pattern, maybe the instructions on how YOU put it together, but not the block. I love the paperpiece, but i can look at a pattern and go draw my own version on graph paper.
#5
As explained in the article, the copyright is on the pattern, not on the block.
#7
Eleanor Burns does this all the time. She sells patterns and books of patterns for traditional designs that have been around forever, but with her own format, tips and twists to the construction. Same for lots of other people who write patterns. Just because a pattern isn't 100% original, doesn't mean it shouldn't be sold.
The "copyright" is for their own words in describing the process... the "copy", rather than the design.
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