Thanks MTS. that is great info. i have bookmarked it.

you are incorrectly and unfairly holding QT at fault.

they have to negotiate the license to print the fabrics. the "personal only" is imposed by the owner of the licensed images, not by the fabric manufacturer/printer.

also, perception of "greed" is a relative thing and not always accurate. unless you have been allowed to examine their books and balance sheets it is not fair to accuse them of greed. they are a business and need profits to pay their workers, other expenses, and to stay in business.

What's the difference between buying a quilt made with licensed fabric by a local quilter or buying a quilt at a garage sale that originally was bought at company store (ie Disney). Nobody questions garage sale or estate sale finds.

Just because the wording is there doesn't make it enforceable. For instance if you come across an old rental agreement that is good except for a phrase that says something like 'persons of a certain group/nationality need not apply'. An unscrupulous landlord might try to use that to limit who gets to rent. Unenforceable.

sadly this is no longer TRUE either. IT can also lead to some harsh complications later on.

The first use doctorine means you get to use ONE TIME. Not that you can mass produce items with that fabric or pattern.

This is exactly what led to the LIC words you now read on the fabric selvages.

You can contact the team leaders and they will tell you that NO you can not make items to resale from that fabric.

What about the embroidery patterns? I see people selling Disney characters all the time on bibs, shirts, etc. at craft shows. Do they get permission from Disney when they purchase the patterns? Just wondering...

I have never seen a topic so much more confusing than this one. Every time it comes up. There is a reason I won't sell my stuff.

I agree with PatriceJ. It isn't fair to blame the catalog company for licence restrictions inposed by the manufacturer. The copyright laws are very difficult to understand, and I thank you for the information posted by MTS. I have also bookmarked it.
Sue

if you are going to sell products from licensed materials, i would spend the money to have a paralegal or copyright attorney to provide you clear explanation of the law. it would be far cheaper to go this route than to end up fighting a case through the courts. to me it is all the costs of doing business.

after seeing what the music industry did to ordinary citizens, even college students, with downloading music and how they actively pursued them through the courts and won every time, if i planned to sell licensed goods online or at a show, i would spend the few dollars to get on the right side of the law.

Hhmmmm....still confused. Will watch this further.

And very offensive for people who are buying a home that has stuff like that in the wording eventhough it is not enforcable.