In my class yesterday afternoon, I mentioned the discussion we had regarding *that* mat, and reiterated my stance on using copied patterns in that it is illegal (without the copyright holder's permission).
This led to the question from one of my students as to how to get permission if all you have seen is a pattern a friend is working which you would like to work, with a name of someone you have never heard of and that is someone ordinary, not famous, so you haven't got a clue how to contact the copyright owner to ask for permission to make or buy a legal copy... I can see her point. We will never fully stop those who buy a pattern and then copy it for their friends, no matter how hard we try. But maybe there are ways we could make it easier for those who wish to obtain a legal copy to identify who designed the pattern in the first place? (And I know I'm a terror for often simply putting JP or JMP and the year on my patterns!). -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
