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- From: Jeff Adams
- Subject: Re: Copying patterns
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.164101.27596@wri.com>
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- Organization: Wolfram Research, Inc.
- References: <1992Nov18.221824.24089@netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 16:41:01 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov18.221824.24089@netcom.com> shannah@netcom.com (Teri Miller)
- writes:
- .
- > 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.
-
- Quite true, I stand corrected on my vagueness. I should say that any
- commercially purchased cross-stitch pattern (besides those explicitly stated as
- being public domain) cannot be photocopied and given to a second individual.
-
- Let me clarify that I am by no means jumping on the original poster with the
- idea that I think she is expecting an illegal copy of a cross-stitch pattern.
- I am simply expounding on an original phrase "I would appreciate any pointers
- or copies of a pattern to use" which to me is in fact somewhat vague and to
- some degree allows for the possibility of someone photocopying a commercially
- purchased product.
-
- I am no law degree major, but I am aware of the rights of a commercial artist
- and their copyright laws which are written to protect them. These laws protect
- commercial musical, video and yes, cross-stitch artists.
-
- Perhaps I should have started a new thread expounding on the currently known
- abuses of some online systems, like Prodigy, where it is known that
- cross-stitch users are using the system to illegally exchange commercial
- patterns by sending each other copies.
-
- The reason for my first post was simply to remind users of the potential legal
- issues of copying commercial designs.
-
- Whether I have stated my viewpoints above in a perfectly legal fashion is not
- the issue (and reason for more flames), the point is, is that we are all
- intelligent enough out there to realize that there seems to exist a growing
- potential (and in some cases a reality) of the use of networks to proliferate
- illegal transactions by its users, and all I was attempting to do is remind
- users of this danger.
-
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- Jeff Adams
- jeffa@wri.com
- Wolfram Research Inc.
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