Peckish... from my brief reading of this article I got two thing:
1. I hate that lawyers have such a bad rap. My profession is not killing things. The internet and Pinterest have made it so we can share more pictures and content then ever before. And the original copyright holder has to be diligent if they really want to protect it.
2. The copyright issue in that case is what was the copyright? The picture of the quilt in the published book. The owner of the copyright to the book is the one whose rights have been violated. It’s the same as you can’t just take a picture of a book cover and start selling bags with it printed on it on Etsy.
So... my best advice [opinion] for you to protect your designs to make sure if you publish them file the paperwork with the copyright office so you have the legal standing to fight back against infringement.
Now I’m going to go get extra nerdy and read that court case or settlement depending on what they did. Because that’s how this girl unwinds ��*♀️
Last edited by patricej; 10-30-2019 at 01:44 AM.
Reason: simply to emphasize that the "advice" is based on opinion.