Thank you very much for the information. I don't understand why when material is produced, i.e. collegiate, cartoon characters, the producer must pay a copyright fee for the production of this material. Then if you use it to produce a quilt (or any other craft project) using this material, you can be charged a fee or have your items confiscated. It seems like that is a "double" collection.

The way I understand it is that you cannot take a "image" of that material and use it in any as your own. You can use the material however you choose. There would be no point in designing the material to sell if people could not make with it what they want. However the design on the material itself cannot be copied.

You are speaking of fabric with "licensed images" such as cartoon characters. You can use them yourself or as gifts but if you are going to use them commercially (for profit) you are supposed to purchase a "license" to do so. I just don't use them.

It makes me sad that this discussion of copyright has got so many quilters worried about getting in trouble. Please relax. Use the blocks you want to use. Just don't copy and distribute any purchased patterns that you have.

Why do we buy patterns? Can we not sell those quilts made from a pattern we buy? I gift most of my quilts, but if I did want to sell one, would I have to make up my own pattern???

I have tried to post a photo of a quilt posted on pinterest by a lady who too, was wondering who designed and or made the quilt.....I cannot post it here because I cannot post the photo because this board says the photo is copyrighted....therefore, I guess I will never know the designer/quilter in order to purchase her, I'm sure, copyrighted pattern.
Catch twenty two.

I'm in the "if it says copyright, in any way shape or form, I do not use it" camp. Too silly to be believed. They want your business, but don't use their products? Bah!! No thanks, there are too many in the world I can use without worrying I'll be sued by some spindly neck lawyer!!

I to, am so tired of this can't sell etc. I just do not buy any pattern that says I can't make and sell from the pattern. Give me a break! I ask the store to open pattern and if it says can't sell, I do not buy! One purse pattern actually said I could get permission from the person who designed the pattern to make and sell but had to pay a commission to her. Really!!!!!! That stayed in the store. I will design my own pattern.

Well said.

But it doesn't have to 'say' copyright anywhere at all for it to be covered by copyright...no © symbol, no words, no notification is necessary except for it to be "published", which really just means that someone other than the artist has seen it.