GERRY Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 O.K. if there is a LAer out there who know's lots about copy-right laws, please advise. If I have a roll pattern or pantograph that I bought & paid for, is it O.K. to resize it, up or down, or will I be breaking a law. I have a printer friend that will do it, but I thouhgt I would ask first, just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mari-Lee Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Gerry, My understanding is that copywrite allows limited reproduction of written material for personal use. The copywrite is intended to protect written material against reproduction for commercial purposes --presumably for re-sale. If your using the panto pattern in the manner its intended your OK -- you should be fine with resizing for your project. Your selling the quilt not the pattern. If you were resizing the pattern and selling the pattern you'd be infringing on the copywrite. If your not comfortable, check for a web page from the person/company that holds the copywrite and see if they have a blurb about re-sizing. If not, call them and ask permission and your bases are covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanri Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 it depends on the designer---never an easy answer huh! I think if they dont post the restriction on the pattern its ok to resize, but I am not positive on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Gerry, I think I would be safe and contact the company or the designer and ask. It would be terrible to use it and then get sued. Just my two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 I have always asked permission from the designer before proceding with resizing. Usually, they are willing to let you do it, but I would feel a whole lot better if I knew I had permission first. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlene Epp Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Most designers I contacted didn't want to be bothered with resizing and you can resize for your own use. There are those however, Linda Taylor and Hari Walner, that want you to order another pattern from them in the size you require. If you have Trillium House Designs, you are free to use them on as many customer quilts as you want, and you can resize them to a size that meets your needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GERRY Posted July 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Thanks again Daelene: A question for you, as a Candian, do we abide by U.S. copy-right laws & their restrictions, or are we covered under a differant set of laws, or maybe both sets of laws? Is there a golbal set of copy-right laws for all of us to follow? Gee I hope that made sence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mari-Lee Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Canada and the US have a reciprocity agreement. If it is a U.S. copyright is subject to U.S. laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlene Epp Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Without delving into copyright law, I try to think about how I want to be treated as a designer. The Golden Rule applies just as much here as anywhere else. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." That makes more sense to me than all the laws in the world. Simplistic? Maybe. But I think we try to complicate things too much. Keep it simple, and do what's right, no matter what country you live in. Okay, I'll go clean my rusty halo now. hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GERRY Posted July 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Darlene: You're so right, maybe some day I'll be a pattern designer. And hay, don't forget to fluff & clean your feathers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeri Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Gerry, sometimes the copyright restrictions are spelled out on the panto or in the book. The way I understand it is that the designer can specify what restrictions they want to place on their work. Hari Walner requires that the customer purchase the design (this includes her stencils) so a LA quilter can either sell the pattern to the customer or they can purchase it elsewhere. The LA quilter can't purchase the pattern or stencil and use it on any quilt but her/his own. Too bad as she has lots of neat designs. jeri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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