>>>For example, in the Milanese books by Read and Kincaid there are lots of Milanese braid designs....Can I use these braids in my patterns (including "patterns" that are just a straight piece of braid for a bookmark <g>) without copyright infringement? If I draw diagrams by myself, can I put them on my webpage?<<<
It's my understanding that Read considers her *diagrams* of the braids to be copyrighted but not the braids themselves. In Sandi Woods' class, she said she specifically got Pat's permission to do diagrams like Pat's for her own book. If you publish diagrams, I believe you need to develop your own style that looks "different enough" from hers to be clearly your own. Of course, there's only so many ways you can draw thread diagrams.... As for how much modification it takes to qualify as outside the copyright, that's where you get into case law (the rightness and wrongness is determined by what cases have been won and lost) and I believe there is no hard answer. Robin P. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.pittsburghlace.8m.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
