BDAZ Report post Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) Trying to understand the point of the current discussion? Edited May 25, 2020 by BDAZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atalanta Report post Posted October 29, 2021 Very interesting topic. I see this come up in EVERY craft forum I encounter. What I understand from what I've read over the years (and put together from the cases that were called as examples): 1. Changing X% is NOT OK. The example for this was a case where beader B took beader A's pattern, changed the orientation of the beads, and claimed they could do that. The beader B lost soundly. 2. As has been stated, you can copyright the written directions and your rights are covered. You cannot re-sell their instructions as your own (or pull the "change x%" myth). Can you resell their patterns as their patterns? That's more of a grey area and while I'll gladly sell a Simplicity or Folkwear pattern that I don't need/use/want, I'm not going to sell a Dieselpunk.ro file. 3. Take an extant pattern, create something, and sell the something. Hell yes. I don't pretend to be a pattern drafter, there are other ways I'd rather spend my time. Most patterns I've used have not had any restrictions on the use of what I make from them. I paid plenty of book bills in college with my construction skills (shirts, leather armor, etc). 4. I thought the bit on the using a trademarked image was interesting. Not something I would touch. I was going to make tower coozies for kegerators but when I saw in rather prominent print on the sports fabric NOT TO BE USED FOR RESALE, I decided that wasn't an ulcer I wanted. Let other people do the "if you didn't want me to sell stuff with it" excuse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ejleather Report post Posted January 20 Ok what about if I wanted to make a holster from a 20 year old movie and no one Else makes this specific holster movie correct but me can I put a copyright onto it To stop people from geting my pictures and making it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites