Originally Posted by
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please remember that this website is very controversial! It is NOT the given word on copyright. Only YOUR lawyer can determine that if you are caught violating a copyright! Many people continue do what they know is wrong when it comes to copying patterns and it hurts the artists/designers more than you can imagine!
Also most of the "rules" governing fabric use are intended for those overseas. Even in Canada they are not forced to follow the rules, and thus they buy fabrics here to make items to sell globally and in mass. That hurts the company and the designer!
Having said that the most protected and enforced copyrights on fabric all have to do with Disney and anything College or Pro sports! Best to avoid making items to sell from those period!
Just remember, if you know in your heart it is wrong, then it is wrong! If the label says it is copyright protected, then somebody paid money to get that © and it is there for a reason!
If you want to make a few items to sell, usually an email to the designer is all it takes to get that permission! I do however know that Atkinson designs will NOT allow items to made for resale from their patterns. SO, I do not use their patterns, period! It only took an email to learn this!
To thine own self be True!
Very well said.
Please remember that just because someone has created a website with "factual" information does not make the information true. Anyone can include information to support her cause will not including contradictory information, even if that information were to give a more-well rounded response to the issue. Even if the author of this website is correct about the copyright issues, you can still be entangled in a legal mess should a pattern designer or fabric manufacturer decide to pursue the issue with you. It would have the potential to take a lot of time and money to resolve.