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Old 06-21-2017, 05:27 PM
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You can sell anything constructed with licensed fabric. What you cannot do is sell it as a genuine article. So you can't sell it as a Disney whatever, but you can sell it as a 'quilt constructed with character fabrics'.
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need to understand the first sale doctrine and copyright law. Disney has only succeed in suing where their trademarks have been infringed - i.e. a listing for Cinderella princess dress, Peter Pan quilt, etc.

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Old 06-21-2017, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom W View Post
You can sell anything constructed with licensed fabric. What you cannot do is sell it as a genuine article. So you can't sell it as a Disney whatever, but you can sell it as a 'quilt constructed with character fabrics'.
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need to understand the first sale doctrine and copyright law. Disney has only succeed in suing where their trademarks have been infringed - i.e. a listing for Cinderella princess dress, Peter Pan quilt, etc.

Yes, exactly. Just dont call it a Disney quilt.
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Old 06-23-2017, 02:54 AM
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There's a "Quilting and Copyright Rules "on YouTube.com National Quilter Circle. by Heather Thomas.
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Old 06-23-2017, 03:37 AM
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Heather does not give sources...the Tabberone article at least quotes court cases. Most judges look at precedent. Again, all the more reason to make your own quilts! It's not hard.

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Old 06-23-2017, 05:05 AM
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Thanks to all who answered my question. I will make the pattern for the next quilt show boutique. I learned a lot too.
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Old 06-25-2017, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by marymay View Post
There's a "Quilting and Copyright Rules "on YouTube.com National Quilter Circle. by Heather Thomas.
Which is full of inaccurate and downright false information.
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That Tabberone article has been debunked too. The only people I see still quoting it are those who are looking for a way around respecting the copyrights of others.
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