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Old 06-08-2008, 01:24 PM
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nor'easter
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I'm with you, Janeen. When someone uses your original work and "makes changes to make it their own", it's still covered by your copyright. The copyright gives the owner exclusive rights, including the right to make new versions of the original work. It's called derivative works. You can't make a quilt of the Mona Lisa in a halter top and pigtails smoking a cigarette for instance. I can make a quilt of the design of one of my own prints, but not one of someone else's without their prior approval, not even those of other family members.
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