Jacquie is right. When the whole climate in a country disrespects copyright, it will really be an uphill battle to change that attitude. Do these lace days include suppliers who are selling actual printed books (printed and bound by legitimate publishers) for money? Such suppliers, as well as the designers, would also have an incentive to see respect for copyright in that more people would buy from them. I suppose it might be possible to use the internet and social media to get your point across. It would take a constant effort with delicate handling to make the perpetrators recognize that they are damaging real people.
I did once find some of my patterns posted on someone's picasa page. Then I wrote to the individual. She was embarrassed, but readily agreed when I told her it was OK to leave the patterns there if she posted my name and a link to my website with the pattern. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
