Here's another thought, we are allowed under british copyright law to photocopy a percentage of a book (which can't exceed certain qualifications, in the uk it's no more than about a third of the book or x number of articles).
So, I get my book 'A visual introduction to Bucks Point Lace' by Geraldine Stott. And I decided to work my way through the book by doing all the patterns from page 1 to the end. I'm going to do this because I want to master Bucks Point. There are 40 patterns in this book and only 90 pages - this means that I am going to photocopy over half the book! This, under normal UK laws is a breach of copyright. This is why lacemaking is such a strange subject for copyright. But, Geraldine Stott is a wonderful woman. On page 'v' of the book is this wonderful paragraph. 'Prickings >From experience I find there are many lacemakers who have neither pens, skills nor time to prick and draw out complicated Bucks Point patterns. The following is the method I use constantly: photocopy your patter (acceptable only for your own personal use); cut out pricking; .....' She then goes on to say that if you don't like that method then prick through the photocopy etc. This is a practical woman who makes lace and by putting this caveat into her book has bypass the issue on photocopying that we have in the UK that would affect being able to use the patterns. Something that came up off the list is the fact that as a craft, we have a strange issue over photocopying because it is taken as the common way to copy a pattern rather than trace and prick (some how I think I would have given up by now as my tracing is terrible). Just a thought. Regards Liz in London I'm back blogging my latest lace piece - have a look by clicking on the link or going to http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
