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I posted this to my blog not to long ago.

Over on the quilt site someone posted a site on line that tells it like it is. Read at your leisure.
It is very informative and in normal language I could understand with back up court cases.judy j
http://www.tabberone.com/Trademarks/trademarks.shtml

How do I know if my design is original? If I make a quilt with a star and add another block do I call it an original. I read the McCalls article and I have questions. What if I use different material/color or maybe I used a different way to make the quilt? I ran into a situation where someone accused me of copy right infringement. The instructions were wrong and I wrote my own instructions and changed the color placements.

I read this same article in McCall's - and it struck me as pretty funny - as I browsed through THEIR magazine and saw a number of quilt "designs" that were VERY much like quilts I've seen in many OTHER publications .... !! :roll:

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Originally Posted by costumegirl

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Originally Posted by Lacelady

So could I or couldn't I put my Jane Stickle reproduction quilt in a show without the wrath of whoever coming down on me? And if I could, what information should I put with it?

That's a good question! Many of those blocks are very old patterns and are in the public domain.

If these blocks were rearranged in a different order/placement and in different colors would that be considered infringement? Would permission be required because they were gathered and put in a book? Can someone claim ownership to a block in the public domain because they put it in a book?

For example, there are lots of Log Cabin designs that have been used by many Designers who have then published a book. Do they each claim right to that pattern? If I make a Log Cabin quilt and display it or sell it, do I have to contact the multitude of people who have published the Log Cabin block for permission even though it is in the public domain? I probably would not.

With the DJ, I guess if you call it a Baby Jane or DJ with reference to the book, you probably do have to get permission. If you call it something else and have changed the layout, colors, used EQ to plan your quilt and some of the blocks/design who knows?

I have labelled my quilt as being a reproduction of a quilt orignally made by Jane Stickle in 1863. I have no intention of mentioning 'DJ' or 'BJ' because I understand a certain person regards those terms as her copyright.

I didnot see the article in McCall's, however, I only look at the ideas such as the colors used and then I go the EQ 5 and pull out patterns that are in the public domain to be used as my quilt pattern . I will also change the cutting of the pattern if I feel it is too difficult for me to rotary cut.
Hosta lover

I'm not a lawyer, and I only know what most people know about copyright law, which isn't much. However, I've been making quilts for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative and I often see the work of others that I'd like to use in one of those quilts. I've had really good luck simply asking permission to use something I see. Most people are very gracious and the internet makes it simple to track people down. It's irritating to have to do so, I know, but I don't begrudge designers getting paid for their work either. Everyone needs to make a living somehow. I'm not particularly artistic or imaginative and so I'm happy to pay designers for their work. If I want to copy something, I just ask. Most people give their permission readily. And if they don't, then I decide whether they'll get any more of my money in the form of purchasing their patterns.

Yes, I read that too and had an eye-popping moment. But another part of that article struck me as well. (From memory) Techniques cannot be copy-righted. Didn't know that either.

I have made inquiries to a few sites:

Here is the reply I received back from Marcus Fabrics (who, by the way, have fnatiastic free patterns)!:

"Thanks for your note. This is fine as long as the quilt design is not mass-produced for sale. We would appreciate a credit to the quilt designer on the back label, i.e., "Quilt design by ____ for Marcus Fabrics"

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Originally Posted by Jeandrig

I have a question... How do you find the McCalls quilting magazine on line? Some have said they prefer this magazine. So I was hoping to view it.

You can try: QuiltersVillage.com or [email protected]

so now I have a question: What about those patterns that say you have permission to make up to 20 copies of the finished product. no kidding- I saw this in a magazine and wondered how in the world they would know how many I made? and if I made 21 instead of 20, what happens to me?? Anyone else seen this, and if so, what's the deal???