"Any artist in any medium should realize and accept that if they put their designs in a magazine or on the internet that they are going to be copied by anyone who likes them and chooses to try and reproduce them in a quilt in their chosen colors. "
sooooo ... because i know there are muggers out there somewhere, i should never leave my house? and if i do leave, and do get mugged, it's my fault? interesting logic. :?
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please follow these links to some very useful and informative articles on the subject of copyright.
http://qnm.com/copyright/index.html
http://www.phoebemoon.com/copyright_concerns.htm
http://www.copyright.gov/