Originally Posted by PatriceJ
that all depends on whether or not the design is obviously unique. if it sprang from the designer's original ideas and can't be found in the public domain then to copy it without buying the pattern would be both illegal and tacky.
respecting the efforts and rights of others under the law is not optional.
our actions should not be based on what's most convenient or pleasing to us.
they should be based on law and ethics.
would you tell your child it's ok to copy off another during a test just because he didn't write the questions, didn't decide which answers were correct, or because other children might also be cheating?