Thanks! I've been occupied sewing hospital gowns and masks so I haven't really done anything related to origami recently either. Which library do you work in? I had been holding the origami meetings at Gere Library. It makes no difference to me at all which I use. I go and fold at all of them during International origami days in November. Kate
On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 8:18 AM Paul Hoffman <origamihak...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am certainly tardy in reading your post, but I appreciate you calling > attentions to these topics and the link. As a Librarian, I am aware of the > "Fair Use Doctrine" that permits the distribution of small parts of > copyrighted materials under certain (and fairly codified) conditions. But > this is still a broad (and convoluted) topic--along with the vagaries of > Trademark and Patents--so kudos to you for calling it to our attention. > *Note*: If you're not familiar with the "Fair Use Doctrine" it's worth a > read, especially if you feel you may want to copy or distribute material by > another artist/author at some point. > > If you would like a link or two, I would be happy to provide some for you. > > Best wishes and happy folding, > > *Paul S. Hoffman *(Nebraska) > * <origamihak...@gmail.com>paulshoffman.wixsite.com/origamihakken > <http://paulshoffman.wixsite.com/origamihakken> *(origami) *new* > *paulshoffman.wixsite.com/paul <http://paulshoffman.wixsite.com/paul> * > (photography) > > > On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 10:20 AM Laura R <lauraroz...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Sometimes I feel like The New York Times is reading my mind. There are >> articles like this one that target to my questions (no matter how many >> times I look for information on “copyright”, “trademark”, etc.) It may not >> prevent my forgetting of the differences (they slip from my brain after a >> few days), but it’s helpful, anyway. For origami artists, I believe it’s >> worth reading. >> >> >> https://www.nytimes.com/article/copyrights-trademarks-patents.html?algo=identity&fellback=false&imp_id=304404760&imp_id=522037532&action=click&module=Smarter%20Living&pgtype=Homepage > >
