Originally Posted by
MrsBoats
This (
http://www.tabberone.com/Trademarks/trademarks.shtml) is an interesting article on the ins and outs of trademark protection, and lack thereof. A lot of it boils down to the designers would like it to work like that, but don't have any legal standing. They DO have a lot of money, though, with which to hire bully lawyers to make it seem like they do.
I wish people would STOP posting this site...it is so WRONG...and quite frankly SHE does not have the time, nor the money to research EVERY legal issue there is concerning the NEW copyright laws!
YES, these designer, CAN and ARE demanding that their fabrics NOT be used in items for sale. Pattern designers too....the best thing WE can all do as a collective group is to collect the names of the designer/lines of fabric and the names of pattern designers and BOYCOTT the heck out of them.
I know many LQS owners will NOT carry patterns with limitations on them, so maybe now they will have to learn which fabric lines to not carry as well..and it is up to them and US to let the manufactures know why we will no longer support those designers...really, enough is enough...and all this makes me happy I have a large stash of older fabrics....