Dunster said it best. It is our photos, layouts and words that we copyright. I design Twister and Primitive Pinwheel patterns but I didn't make the ruler or the technique. I had to have permission to include the rulers and the technique. Not only that, but not all designers are in it to get rich. A lot of us do it to help our family income but more importantly because we like it, and if we didn't copyright our designs, someone else would put their name on it and take credit for what we worked hard to come up with.