I have no knowledge of UK law, and for that matter, I'm not a lawyer, so technically I'm not an authority on US law, either.
Nevertheless, I am quite confident that in the US, it is perfectly legal to purchase a copyright item, use it, and then resell the original. That is, provided you haven't made and kept photocopies. If you made a personal working copy while using it, and then destroyed all photocopies, you could resell the original. The easiest rule of thumb is that the author received payment for one copy, and as long as only one copy exists, the original can be sold and resold. I do agree with Vivien that it is illegal to make copies and give them away or sell them. Barbara Snoqualmie, WA USA > Vivien wrote: > >> Hi, we are one of the biggest designers of Torchon lace patterns. >> They are, >> in English law, copy right. You may not copy at all without our >> permission. >> We tell our customer we don't mind them copying the bought copy for >> their own >> use. It is illegal to copy and give away copies and it is illegal to >> sell >> the original after you have finished with it. All this I got from our >> solicitor >> who assures me this is the law in England. I am disgusted when groups >> buy a >> pattern to copy for their group. It is stealing. > > You are allowed to make copies for your *own personal use* - ie one to > make the pricking from and one to doodle on, perhaps you want to > experiment with different colours, or maybe you want to enlarge or > reduce the scale and use a finer or thicker thread. More than that is > illegal. > > A while ago there was outrage on a family history email group because > someone had bought a CD of (I think) parish register transcriptions. > He'd noted any that were of interest to him and now wanted to pass on > the CD to someone else but was told in no uncertain terms by several > others on the group that that would be infringing copyright. > > Those transcriptions were in the form of .pdf files. If they had been > printed on paper in a book and he'd > copied out the info that was of interest to him and then sold the book > as second-hand would the same restrictions have applied? Do those > restrictions apply to lace patterns printed in books? There are > thousands of second-hand lace books around and many have copyright > patterns printed in them. > > > Brenda in Allhallows, Kent > http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/index.html > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
