:thumbup: You are a nice person!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbup:

Probably better of doing some research on this topic yourself. Modifying 40% sounds 100% wrong to me. :thumbdown:

Wow is this all fascinating and confusing! What I take from this conversation is this....If I decide I want to make quilted items from a purchased pattern and sell those items I will first go visit an attorney!! :wink:

Might be a good idea. It just gets more confusing doesn't it?

You're lucky you can afford one of those :lol:

Afford one. That is a joke! Not on my fixed income.

I had the same thing happen. I pd. for a pattern that was just a pg. from a magazine. It aggravated me but didn't feel it was worth making a fuss at that time.

I've read this entire post and most of the links and as confusing as it all sounds it's a wonder anybody could sell a quilt in today's market. It seems to me that there are only so many ways to make a block. You put that block together in a quilt and decide to sell it never knowing it was copywrited to start with and the next thing you know you are in trouble with the law. So it seems nobody can make and sell a quilt anymore. Sue Garman designs some beautiful quilts. I am following one of her BOMs on TheQuiltShow.com and I love last years BOM> I've also seen this very same quilt pattern made and photographed and sold by other designers as their original. Sounds to me like someone in this situation is infringing, but who did it first and who did the infringing? Way too scary. My brother wants me to make him a quilt and he wants to buy it. Although I know I could get away with it, would it be right? Would I be breaking the law? Maybe we should all just make quilts and donate them. No laws broken, problem solved.

It is my understanding that once you buy the pattern, it is yours to do with what you want. you bought that right, the designer is not losing any money, because most people who buy quilts do not quilt them selves. the designer is sailing the pattern, not the right to tell you what to do with the pattern. Unless that pattern is licened. On the other hand you can not open a factory with that design, a few quilts at fairs is not mass production. God bless. Penny

I contacted eQuiltPatterns with the specific question about selling a quilt with a pattern I had just purchased. This was her reply:

Thank you so much for taking the time to write us. Copyright law can be confusing, so we are very happy to that contacted us as each company handles this issue differently. We allow you to sell one (1) quilt made from each of our patterns. Sales of more than one quilt requires that you purchase a copy of the pattern for each quilt that you make and sell. So, if you want to make 3 quilts to sell, you would purchase a total of 3 copies of the pattern (this is in essence a royalty fee). We would very much appreciate it if you would include the designers names and source of the pattern on the quilt label as well. If you purchase 1 pattern per quilt you sell, then you would not need any additional written permission. Sales of more than one quilt per purchased pattern would require additional written permission as we would need to draw up a liscensing agreement detailing the terms. Please let me know if you need any additional info.

Kind Regards,

Liz Schwartz

This particular pattern is so complicated that selling it would never be an issue, but I certainly will take her answer into consideration if I do decide to sell one.