Inspiration vs Copying; an article by Sue Bleiweiss
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Photos are automatically copy righted the moment you take the picture. She doesn't want people using her photographs without crediting her as the owner of the photo and the object.
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I prefer the 'artists' who post their quilts and ideas expecting and hoping that someone will copy them and 'make the pattern their own' by using their own colors or variations. There are tons of quilters who post free patterns, mystery quilts, paper piecing blocks, BOMs, etc. They are friendly people who are sharing their hobby/occupation with others.
Do you realize how many 'Scrappy Trips' quilts there are out there? Maybe Bonnie Hunter has a right to the name, but I doubt the method. I'm glad that she gives instructions how to do it, and anyone can make as many as they like.
There are so many block patterns, setting patterns, quilting ideas-- that sometimes when you think you've made something original, you discover someone has done it before you. After all, quilts have been around for hundreds of years. Can Sue Bleiweiss really believe that what she creates has no root in what she's seen someplace else? When she mentions 'research' in the creative process, does it mean that she's footnoting all her sources? I haven't bought her books or patterns, but I'm curious if she follows her own advice.
Anyone who posts content on the internet ought to realize they can't control everything that happens with it.
Do you realize how many 'Scrappy Trips' quilts there are out there? Maybe Bonnie Hunter has a right to the name, but I doubt the method. I'm glad that she gives instructions how to do it, and anyone can make as many as they like.
There are so many block patterns, setting patterns, quilting ideas-- that sometimes when you think you've made something original, you discover someone has done it before you. After all, quilts have been around for hundreds of years. Can Sue Bleiweiss really believe that what she creates has no root in what she's seen someplace else? When she mentions 'research' in the creative process, does it mean that she's footnoting all her sources? I haven't bought her books or patterns, but I'm curious if she follows her own advice.
Anyone who posts content on the internet ought to realize they can't control everything that happens with it.
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