I, myself, had asked for a copy of a pattern that another member had, which was in a magazine. I received a message from administrators, that was not allowed. I had not realized that, since the magazine was no longer being printed. As soon as I realized that was not right, I now try to locate the magazine myself, and if I can't locate it on ebay or amazon, then I move on to something else. There are BUNCHES of gorgeous patterns out there, but if I use a pattern designed/created by someone else, then they definitely deserve the credit that is due them, and on my labels, I include '...adapted from..."