Precut quilt kits
#11
#13
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Keller, TX
Posts: 1,922
There was a posting a few days ago, here on the board.....you can sell your quilt. You can also sell anything t hat says personal use. There is no copyright in this situation...you are not copying a printed pattern....the Disney issue is trademark not copyright. Sell you quilt with out a second thought.
#14
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,140
Yes, there are websites out there that say that once you own one personal license of someone's IP, that's enough to make as many copies as you'd like (that's not limited to quiltmaking, but extends to music, movies, written works, and so forth). And it's true that the vast majority of violations are never discovered by the original creator -- especially if the violator only made a few copies of the work. But having now gone through the process of sketching, graphing, re-designing, creating a scale pattern, creating a full-size paper/muslin pattern, making the actual quilt design & the necessary adjustments as I go along, I am starting to appreciate how many hours designers spend to create a single quilt. At the end of the day, we can either hide it in a closet to be sure that no one will steal our IP, or we can trust that most people are honest individuals who will pay us for our designs. I get so discouraged sometimes when I see these little pop-up websites encouraging people to break the law and profit off of other people's hard work, but then I try to remember all the lovely honest people in our world (like my QB friends) who get that designers need to pay for food, housing & electricity like the rest and seek permission to buy/use our designs.
I believe goodwill is always returned back to us. I got permission for designs I wanted to use (and was clear about changes I wanted to make -- in one case, the designer actually asked me to please send her photos of my finished quilt[s] because I used needle turn & she doesn't have the patience for that, plus she really loved the colors of fabric I used) and always give credit to the designer/inspiration. If they want me to buy a pattern for each quilt, I do. If they need me to limit what I see to less than 5 of the same quilt, I do. And if they ask me not to sell it at all, I just don't do that design unless it's a skill-building quilt I'm making for family. Likewise, I hope that the same courtesy is returned to me for my designs. I would not want someone to be competing for the same customers as me using my own design. I would likewise, not want someone to enter their copy of my design against me in a juried show. After I've presented my design a few times, if someone can improve on it, great ... just give me a chance to have people see my designs & associate it with my name.
ok, I'll get off my soap box now. I just feel really passionately about this issue.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post