Susan, what country do you live in? Thanks for the information. Ruth in Dubuque, Iowa USA
On 5/4/09 8:43 PM, "Susan Reishus" <[email protected]> wrote: > If this is of interest: > > From Circular 31 of the Copyright Office: > > Copyright protection extends to a description, explanation, or illustration of > an idea or system, assuming that the requirements of the copyright law are > met. Copyright in such a case protects the particular literary or pictorial > expression chosen by the author. However, it gives the copyright owner no > exclusive rights in the idea, method, or system involved. > Suppose, for example, that an author writes a book explaining a new system for > food processing. The copyright in the book, which comes into effect at the > moment the work is fixed in a tangible form, will prevent others from > publishing the text and illustrations describing the author¹s ideas for > machinery, processes, and merchandising methods. But it will not give the > author any rights to prevent others from adopting the ideas for commercial > purposes or from developing > or using the machinery, processes, or methods described in the book." > > Without quoting the attorneys, they did clearly infer that one would have the > right to sell an item made from a pattern, similar to sewing patterns, etc., > but obviously the pattern itself is protected. They also stated that the > percentage rule is a kind of rumor, and not a legal technicality. Also that > many assumed copyrights may not stand up in a court of law, and that even > registered copyrights, by no means a guarantee, and could give a false sense > of security (paraphrased). There are so many variables that it is hard to > completely qualify. > > I plan to drop this now, but wanted to share an excerpt of the pages and pages > I was given. > > <smile> > Susan > > > > > - > 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]
