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#11
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Location: Nawth o' Boston
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A lot of quilts use standard block patterns. If I 'invent' a new 16-patch block (which I did a couple of recently by putting the pieces together wrong!) can I copyright it? Are there any block formations at all which are copyrighted? What about the EQ-7 blocks? Which are in the public domain?
#12
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Another thought
My library has quilting books. I can borrow them and make a quilt from instructions in the book. Same thing for a cookbook? How about a book on furniture making? Jewelry? Think about self-help books with clever techniques for time management... or manners ... or wedding planning...
Why would anyone go to the library to get a book if they can't use it?
I can loan a book to a friend... do you see where this goes?
My library has quilting books. I can borrow them and make a quilt from instructions in the book. Same thing for a cookbook? How about a book on furniture making? Jewelry? Think about self-help books with clever techniques for time management... or manners ... or wedding planning...
Why would anyone go to the library to get a book if they can't use it?
I can loan a book to a friend... do you see where this goes?
#14
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Sonoma County, CA
Posts: 4,299
Another thought
My library has quilting books. I can borrow them and make a quilt from instructions in the book. Same thing for a cookbook? How about a book on furniture making? Jewelry? Think about self-help books with clever techniques for time management... or manners ... or wedding planning...
Why would anyone go to the library to get a book if they can't use it?
I can loan a book to a friend... do you see where this goes?
My library has quilting books. I can borrow them and make a quilt from instructions in the book. Same thing for a cookbook? How about a book on furniture making? Jewelry? Think about self-help books with clever techniques for time management... or manners ... or wedding planning...
Why would anyone go to the library to get a book if they can't use it?
I can loan a book to a friend... do you see where this goes?
#17
How is it legal to remove patterns from magazines and sell them? Some people even make copies of some of those patterns and sell the copies of the appliques.
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#20
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: playing with fabric in Louisiana
Posts: 3,246
This post from HettyB has some good info. Here's a paragraph:
For those thinking about become designers and selling - copyrighting a quilt design is going to be very difficult – unless it is so radically new and innovative. I had come across this link only a couple of days ago. It is well worth a read. http://www.bravelittlechicken.com/qu...the-law-series.
For those thinking about become designers and selling - copyrighting a quilt design is going to be very difficult – unless it is so radically new and innovative. I had come across this link only a couple of days ago. It is well worth a read. http://www.bravelittlechicken.com/qu...the-law-series.
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