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Copyright has been a contentious issue for quilters in Ontario (Canada) for the last 4 or 5 years. My personal view is to err on the side of caution. I was doing a quilt for a raffle to support a distress centre. I had the perfect pattern and emailed the designer, Lisa Moore of Quilts With a Twist https://www.quiltswithatwist.com I explained what I wanted to do with the finished quilt, and asked her permission to use her pattern, since there would be monetary gain for the distress center (not me). Lisa was very happy that I asked and very magnanimously sent another pattern as well to use for any charitable purpose. I assured her that I always put the designer's name on the label of each quilt I make for provenance purposes. It only took a few minutes on my comptuter and the outcome was better than I expected. Not only did the distress centre benefit, but Quilts of Valour Canada has as well. My life mantra is "common sense and common courtesy". Works every time.