>>>all those who purchase Family Circle magazine and the like for putting patterns in their magazine for just that purpose.<<<
If the magazine states its designs are for bazaar items, then that's tacit permission to use them for bazaar items. >>>What if I bought yards and yards of fabric and made quilts to sell for the hospital bazaar. The fabric was actually printed panels. I guess selling them would be copyright. <<< Re-selling fabric (whether made into a quilt or not) is no different from re-selling a book. Perfectly legal. Not the same as claiming you printed the fabric. >>>How silly it would be for a lawyer to send a letter to the volunteer office at the hospital telling us to cease and desist selling the quilts to raise money to help save lives.<<< Yes, many cases of copyright infringement (and other issues) don't get prosecuted because the bad-PR isn't worth it or because the violator doesn't have enough money to be worth trying to get some of it. That doesn't make it right to commit the crime. Morality isn't about whether you can get away with it--it's about whether doing it is right or wrong. Designers make a pittance from their labors. Some are trying to make a living at it and when we violate their copyright we are taking their livelihood away from them. Some are so close to breaking even that they will no longer be able to support themselves. Others are so disheartened that they stop designing. Either way, we all lose. 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]
