Originally Posted by JJs
um, did that page say before that even using HER CONCEPTS AND IDEAS was prohibited?
My understanding is - and someone can correct me if I'm wrong - you can NOT copyright IDEAS.
So now she's saying that if you have an idea to make a quilted pincushion you are stealing her idea????
I wonder if she makes Hawaiin quilts? Wasn't that someone else's idea? (I do know that each quilt is unique and you aren't supposed to copy the actual cutout)
It's a wonderful website, but I have to wonder sometimes - if someone wants that much control over their ideas why do they make a public website that anyone in the WORLD can look at??
Ideas are protected by patents, normally. There are also trademarks. This an extremely complex topic and lawyers spend their entire careers devoted solely to copyright/patent/trademark issues. There will never be a one sentence answer. Well, never say never, but for the most part....