I was interested in knowing what the original copyright restrictions on instructions for the Jane A Stickle Quilt actually are. Here is the reprint from their authorized website: This is a quote:
"Dear Jane is a registered trademark from the book
"Dear Jane, The Two Hundred Twenty-Five Patterns from the 1863 Jane A. Stickle Quilt" by Brenda M. Papadakis.
Sharon's Dear Jane ŪPages 1999-2005
Permission is granted for use by Dear Janers to use on his/her personal computer, website, or for use in a Dear Jane teaching class or guild function. If using for a class, please give credit to me, Sharon Mastbrook, as the creator of the Virtual Design Wall and various piecing tutorials.
From:
http://www.smastbrook.net/dj/dj.htm
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So if you are interested in doing very intricate work. They will give you instructions on how to do it free of charge. You can use it in a class as well and for guild purposes.
You see, these people actually did some excellent work for all of us, collecting, explaining, publishing. And they do not seem too tight on copyrights either.
Then there are the not authorized sites, hangers on, single-mindedly trying to make a buck on work, which they have not done.