"Doesn't this apply to the person trying to acquire a copyright and not to the person trying to use a copyrighted pattern?"
Yes, it does, but is directly applicable to the question of whether or not finished items can be sold. If useful items cannot be copyrighted, then how does it follow that the holder of the copyright on the pattern thinks they have any say in what is done with objects made from their patterns for useful items? Design rights are not included in copyright--in the US you cannot hold design rights on useful items either. The separable original art aspects are copyright protected, but to be perfectly honest, the very great majority of quilts made do not include original art.
Last edited by MaryTG; 07-12-2015 at 08:32 AM.
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