>>>If Rosemary made her first flowers in the late 70s then this predates the Novak ones by a considerable margin. But no-one would think that plagiarism has taken place the other way round, would they!<<<
Frankly, that was my first reaction--that it could have just as easily been plagiarism in either direction. Personally, I don't believe either one of them plagiarized so I decided to keep my fingers quiet until now. I also agree (for whatever it's worth) that the first message sounded quite accusatory--first noting the similarity and then asking why it would be ok to copy someone's ideas and publish them as one's own. Putting those two thoughts into the same message makes it sound like an accusation of plagiarism. Judging from the pictures, the flowers are simple and straightforward. Anyone deciding to try to make flowers would likely come up with extremely similar designs. And many of us have at least thought about designing and making flowers, even if Rosemary and Jana are the only ones to follow through to the point of publishing books. The topics of adapting and plagiarism (and copyright) have come up on Arachne before, and the list members (at least those that express opinions) have *universally* agreed that plagiarism is abhorrent. However, accusation, even if just implied, without first gathering facts is also abhorrent. Reputations can be permanently tarnished by insinuations, even if facts later prove them innocent. So lets get off this ugly subject and back to lacemaking. Robin P. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
