Originally Posted by BRenea
As quilters, we gather information and inspiration from so many sources I have to wonder if any of us can make something truly original. Even if we design our own quilts, haven't we been influenced by what we've seen previously? I understand the protective nature of copyrights, but it all seems to have gone too far. :?
I have seen many commercisl patterns for sale on different websites or in stores that very, very closely resemble other published patterns, or are identical to them. Each had a "designer's" name on it. How can this happen but the quilt guilds shows be policed??