home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
- Path: sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!sgiblab!sdd.hp.com!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!The-Star.honeywell.com!umn.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!shannah
- From: shannah@netcom.com (Teri Miller)
- Subject: Re: Copying patterns
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.221824.24089@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <If2LZwb0Bwx21Hur9A@transarc.com> <1992Nov18.163125.1268@wri.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 22:18:24 GMT
- Lines: 27
-
- In article <1992Nov18.163125.1268@wri.com> jeffa@wri.com writes:
- >In article <If2LZwb0Bwx21Hur9A@transarc.com> writes:
- >
- >> My sister is using baby bonnets to decorate her daughters bedroom. I
- >> wanted to cross stitch or embroider a baby bonnet for her, and have searched
- >> the stores for a pattern. I would appreciate any pointers or copies of
- >> a pattern to use.
- >
- >I do not mean to start a flame war or anything, but are you aware that copying
- >a pattern and giving it to someone else is illegal?
- >
- As stated, this is incorrect. For example, what if I create my own
- pattern, and decide to simply *give* a copy to someone? I have made
- my own patterns before (a 3D stained glass elephant, for example) and
- I cannot imagine any law anywhere that says it's illegal for me to have
- given the elephant away, or for me to have given the pattern away.
-
- If you know of one, please feel free to correct me.
-
- I think it's important to keep in mind the legality of one's actions,
- but I would find it more valuable to hear about specific statutes, or
- references to law books, than vague declarations.
-
- --
- *--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*
- Teri Miller tmiller@cisco.com -or- shannah@netcom.com
- *--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*
-