Do we really have any idea who the rights holder is to the original pattern? Did Miss Channer do the work for hire for a school, in which case they or their successors own the copyright. Or did she leave her estate including copyrights to her children, or other family members, since she is known as Miss Channer? Or did she perhaps leave her possessions to an institutions? I do not have a copy of the Ruth Bean publication, but perhaps someone who does could check to see if there is any "adapted with permission of......" or "adapted under an exclusive license to publish from...." on it anywhere. That would give some indication as to who owns the original design and what the terms of the permission are. Then one could try to contact whomever the rights holder was who granted the right to adapt the mat to Ruth Bean Publishers. It is entirely possible that her heirs would be more interested in seeing her legacy live on in the enjoyment of the mat than they would be in going to court to prevent anyone from using the design. Devon
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