Something for us all to think about when making a will I guess. My own
family know nothing about lace and would probably just throw out any design
sketches/samples that I had worked, so maybe I should put them all in a
folder with a note to say that I would be happy for them to be made
available for future generations. It is far easier of course to copy
designs for needlelace than prickings/patterns for bobbin lace, so not so
much of an issue but certainly a serious consideration for some of our well
known bobbin lace designers/workers.
Catherine Barley
UK
Catherine Barley Needlelace
www.catherinebarley.com
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From: <dmt11h...@aol.com>
Subject: [lace] Channer Mat
If the copyright to the design resided in Miss Channer, I suppose it
would
have passed to her heirs when she died. Does anyone know who her heirs
are, and whether they have any interest in suppressing the use of her
designs.
Perhaps, if asked, they would feel that she would have wanted to share
the
work. (They might even want to give it to Creative Commons.)
In the event of a court case regarding who owns the rights to a design, I
believe it is customary to present work that shows the development of the
design through various stages, rather than to simply accept a verbal
claim
to the design. As such, I doubt that anyone has a portfolio of Miss
Channers's design development that they could use to support a claim that
she
developed the design. In fact, if you had such a portfolio it might
actually
illuminate a different scenario, that she may have adapted it from a
traditional design or someone else's design, possibly even a piece of lace
she
purchased.
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