quilting cat

What are the rules on sharing a magazine article/pattern? Am I breaking the law to photocopy a series of quilt patterns for someone? (The magazines in question are over 10 years old.)

Tartan

I was faced with a similar situation. I erred on the sign of caution and removed the pages and sent them.

quilting cat

I suppose that is one solution, but didn't really want to disassemble these mags. (I guess I'm sentimental, after having subscribed for 30 years.)

Tiggersmom

Contact the magazine and see what they say.

dunster

You're not supposed to make copies of magazine pages without permission. You could loan the magazine to this person and get it back when she's done with it. What's the pattern involved? It's possible that there's a free version somewhere.

ckcowl

Yes you are breaking the copyright laws if you copy the patterns to share.

ManiacQuilter2

I agree. You should not be photographing any pattern or magazine pages.

nativetexan

people sell copies of patterns out of magazines all the time on Ebay. So anything goes these days, evidently.

Sandra-P

I would contact the magazine and ask them. You may be surprised at how generous they can be if you only ask. I did with a pattern that was free in the magazine and asked permission to use it for our programs at our guild. I was so happy that the magazine and the pattern designer said yes I could use it for teaching at our guild, with the stipulation it was not to be sold. They said they always appreciated it that someone thought to ask permission first, even thought the pattern was free at one time.

tessagin

I would see if I could Google the pattern/name of the quilt. If there's a pattern link for it then send the link. For myself, I always Google first.