[QUOTE=Silver Needle;5132828]I am interested in making quilts for resale and a former legal secretary so copyright law was important for me to nail down. After extensive Internet research I have learned 2) it is infringement to sell a quilt made from a pattern without the creator's permission.
And you're dead wrong on this one. Silver Needle, I've been to your website and I've been in your shop. (I was born and raised in Ames.) You have a faaaabulous business. You are well-intentioned, and I know you take this stand because you have many pattern designers who sell patterns through your shop. But you're still wrong! There's a little law called "First Sale Doctrine" that applies to your false statement. Please see the following website for an explanation why your statement is false:
http://www.tabberone.com/Trademarks/...aftSites.shtml