HELP! how does sharing a pattern work?
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i have an old pattern from years ago and i would like to share
with others. isn't it possible to share it as long as i don't profit? or do i still need permission from the maker or what?
i would be willing to bet the copyright ran out on this one!!!
thanks ahead of time for your participation--i think i will research this further.....
with others. isn't it possible to share it as long as i don't profit? or do i still need permission from the maker or what?
i would be willing to bet the copyright ran out on this one!!!
thanks ahead of time for your participation--i think i will research this further.....
#3
The copyright extends 50 years after the maker of the pattern dies, so chances are your pattern is still covered. Whether you profit from it has no bearing on the copyright. You need the permission of the person who holds the copyright to make copies. (That's kind of what the word "copyright" implies.)
However... you can legally sell or give the original pattern to someone else (without keeping any copies, of course).
This is the best explanation I have found concerning copyright: http://www.quilt.com/FAQS/CopyrightFAQ.html
However... you can legally sell or give the original pattern to someone else (without keeping any copies, of course).
This is the best explanation I have found concerning copyright: http://www.quilt.com/FAQS/CopyrightFAQ.html
#7
Originally Posted by BellaBoo
If there is no copyright symbol or copyright statement on the pattern then you can share.
#8
I was told by a lawyer that if the creator did not protect the work it was free game. I think lawyers all have different views what is and isn't law. Seems that way sometimes. I think common sense went out the door in our courts long ago.
#10
If there is no copyright symbol or copyright statement on the pattern then you can share.
I was told by a lawyer that if the creator did not protect the work it was free game.
http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/fa...al.html#mywork
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