Originally Posted by ghostrider
Originally Posted by madelinkk
Is this right?
I bought a pattern on ebay. When I received it, the pattern had been pulled out of a quilting magazine. It just doesn't seem to be the right thing to do.
If it was ripped out of the magazine, it's fine. If it was a photocopy of the magazine pages, it's not. Once someone purchases a pattern, either in a magazine or as a pattern, they can sell it or give it away as they choose. They cannot sell or give away copies, nor can they give away the original and keep a copy for themselves, without being in violation of copyright laws. Only the original document can exist without the express permission of the copyright holder (like copies for a class need permission). Hope that makes sense.
This is my understanding also. You can sell the product but not the pattern or copy it for a class unless have permision.