[lace] pattern copyright

2004-08-26 Thread Rhiannon Mann
In respect to this current thread I wondered if there was any copyright on items you produce and want to sell? Do they have to be your own patterns or can you make someone elses? Rhiannon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

[lace] pattern copyright

2004-08-26 Thread Rhiannon Mann
SORRY!! I'm a little behind on the emails and realise someone has already asked this..many apologies - but good to know where we stand Rhiannon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] pattern copyright

2004-08-26 Thread Scotlace
With regards to selling items made from other peoples' designs this happens all the time. I have collected soft toy patterns, both knitted and sewn, for about 40 years now. When I attend craft fairs I often seen knitted toys for sale designed by Jean Greenhowe among others. And I frequently

Re: [lace] pattern copyright

2004-08-26 Thread Scotlace
Bev wonders if any designers make a living out of their designs. Well, there are many who make part of their living from designing and selling their designs. One I know prints her designs onto red paper to prevent illegal photocopying for friends etc in order to protect her income. I don't

[lace] Magazine sharing

2004-08-26 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 8/26/2004 1:29:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This was partly covered when we were talking about International / National lace organisation membership appearing to dwindle because some lace makers can't or don't see the need to join large

[lace] Wired News Daily - Copyright Bill Needs Big Changes

2004-08-26 Thread Helen Crews
Copyright Bill Needs Big Changes (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT) http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64697,00.html/wn_ascii Technology companies and public-interest groups want to narrow the scope of the controversial Induce Act to focus on those who engage in 'mass, indiscriminate

Re: [lace] Wired News Daily - Copyright Bill Needs Big Changes

2004-08-26 Thread Avital
The Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act addresses the issue of peer-to-peer software, specifically designed for wide-scale piracy on digital networks, so I'm not sure how applicable this is to lacemaking. Avital From: Helen Crews [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyright Bill Needs Big Changes

[lace] Intent of copyright law

2004-08-26 Thread Dmt11home
My understanding of the thought behind the copyright law is that it is an attempt to balance different interests. It recognizes that society benefits from creative work and innovation. Individuals will not create or invent if they will not reap some benefit from their efforts. The law seeks

[lace] Batteburg Lace Kit

2004-08-26 Thread Patricia Ann Fisher
Sunflower My sister has been doing some major cleaning of no longer needed craft items. Along the way a battenberg lace kit from Lacis was found. The kit makes one of three different patterns and has only been opened once. I have enough bobbin lace to keep me busy for the next few lives so I'm

RE: [lace] Intent of copyright law

2004-08-26 Thread Panza, Robin
someone doesn't buy a book because then she will be unable to show the finished piece to her friends without getting permission from the author? As the one who has been most vocal on this point, I have to say again--there's never been any claim that you can't show your work to your friends.

[lace] one more thing about libraries and copyright

2004-08-26 Thread Panza, Robin
Libraries do have a special place in copyright law. But in addition, they are affected by the fact that borrowers aren't buyers. Many magazines and journals have two subscription rates. The rate for institutions (e.g., libraries) is often three or four times the rate for individuals. This is

[lace] I need to know your option...

2004-08-26 Thread jpcam
As a beginner Bobbin Lacer I greatly benefited from step by step instruction video's. Since I have always loved the Honiton Lace and I have no access to a teacher in my area, I would like to see a production video done. Step by step instruction by a well known teacher of course. This would be a

[lace] Honiton video.

2004-08-26 Thread Alice Howell
At 07:39 AM 8/26/2004, you wrote: As a beginner Bobbin Lacer I greatly benefited from step by step instruction video's. Since I have always loved the Honiton Lace and I have no access to a teacher in my area, I would like to see a production video done. A Honiton video exists. It is listed on

re: [lace] pattern copyright

2004-08-26 Thread Bev Walker
Hi everyone and Pat who wrote: I don't think the prices she charges refelect the time spent designing and then making the lace. Every piece she designs is made before the design is sold. There is nothing to stop you, Bev, from printing your own designs and selling them. Good points - to the

[lace] Re: Magazine sharing

2004-08-26 Thread Chris Vail
*snip snip* His reasoning, which I suppose is the norm in magazine world, is that the more people to whom the magazine is passed, the more secure the subscription. Mom, he claims, is not going to fail to renew her subscription if her daughter likes to read the magazine too. Well, you

[lace] Tina through IOLI

2004-08-26 Thread Jean Nathan
Tamara wrote: Why isn't there a link to the RMLG to be had off the IOLI website (if it is, it doesn't seeem to be easily - or logically - accessible) Or, still better, why isn't there a direct link to *Tina*? There is a link to RMLG on the IOLI home page under conventions. I'm sure I used that

Re: [lace] Re: fair winnings

2004-08-26 Thread ann DURANT
Dear Tamara and Spiders Way back, before I started making bobbin lace, it was suggested to me by a friend - another counted cross-stitch enthusiast - that I enter a class at her local show, which was open to anyone. I decided to enter a cross-stitch picture of a cat sitting among some

Re: [lace] Auction

2004-08-26 Thread dominique
Karisse Moore a décidé d' écrire à Ò[lace] AuctionÓ. [2004/08/26 01:40] I don't know about the rest of you but those pictures of the lace put up for auction makes me drool. I wonder how long it took to make those wonderful Chantilly skirts and how many women worked on them i was told it

Re: [lace] Haven't a clue!

2004-08-26 Thread ann DURANT
Don't know - but could it have anything to do with Teneriffe Lace? Ann in Manchester, UK - Original Message - From: Diana Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Arachne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 3:48 PM Subject: [lace] Haven't a clue! Does anyone have any idea what this

[lace] Re: Magazine sharing

2004-08-26 Thread Jane Partridge
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Chris Vail [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I'm actually thinking of cross-stitch and crochet magazines here, as those are what I've subscribed to, but I don't see why lace would be different. It's the same type of product from a pattern issue. Especially as magazines

[lace] RE: Copyright

2004-08-26 Thread Helen Bell
Devon raises an interesting point. Some lace groups offer a Family membership - such as the ALG - which is a membership that applies to 'families' residing at the same location (someone will need to clarify this, but I think it applies to a parent and minor aged lacemaker). This is great for

[lace] Re: Magazine sharing

2004-08-26 Thread Panza, Robin
From: Jane Partridge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] This is why several of the guilds have associate membership - another member of the household can have membership (usually restricted in some way) at a cheaper rate, because they will share the magazine of the main household member. Pittsburgh Lace

Re: [lace] Using silk thread (long)

2004-08-26 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Diane Does the thread have a tight Z twist? (Au ver au soie is Z spun) If so that is probably the cause of your problem. Ipswich lace, as part of the point ground family has a lot of half stitch plus extra twists (right-over-left = Z) than crosses (left-over-right = S) which means that all the

[lace] Battenburg Lace Kit Gone!

2004-08-26 Thread Patricia Ann Fisher
Sunflower Hi fellow spiders, Gosh that went fast! Sherry aka Celtic Dream Weaver was the first person to contact me and will be receiving the Battenburg lace kit. Glad to know it is going to a good home! Trish in West Virginia [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a

RE: [lace] Intent of copyright law

2004-08-26 Thread Jane Bawn
So are you saying we will be seeing fewer and fewer websites of other arachneans completed lace pieces, to inspire and spur us to create our own masterpieces, simply because the owners of said websites are unable (or can't be bothered/no time) to track down the authors of the books the lace came

[lace] Ithaca Lace Days

2004-08-26 Thread Jane Viking Swanson
Hi All, I'm just wondering if anybody has heard about their classes at the Ithaca (NY) Lace Days? I can't find my copy of the brochure and I can't remember when they will send out notification. Needless to say I'm quite anxious G. Jane in Vermont, USA who needs to make some lace to counteract

Re: [lace-chat] Chip and PIN

2004-08-26 Thread Margery Allcock
Hi, Jean - I read in the paper, when Chip and PIN was very new, about a tiny village shop in a tiny Highland village (goodness knows why they had the device, but maybe it was a trial run). They put the key pad on a shelf on the wall behind the counter, and the customers had to call out their PIN

[lace-chat] Copyright

2004-08-26 Thread Jean Peach
For sometime my DH and I have been tracing letters that are in many universities in the UK, such as Edinburgh, Oxford and Cambridge, these are just a few. Now these letters, some were written by DH great grandfather or written to him by famous people. So far we have not been allowed to see these

[lace-chat] Secret Pal Thanks

2004-08-26 Thread Anne Nicholas
Dear Secret Pal in Australia, So sorry for the delay in sending my thanks but your parcel came while I was away and had to pick it up from the sorting office. Thanks once again for the lovely goodies that you sent, they certainly helped to relieve some of the jetlag !! I have not heard of the

[lace-chat] Well done USA women's soccer team

2004-08-26 Thread Jean Nathan
Congratulations to the USA women's soccer team for winning the gold medal in the Olympics - bet you didn't know you even had a women's soccer team. It was a very good game of football. The UK doesn't enter a team for either the women's or men's soccer because we don't have a Great Britain team

Re: [lace-chat] Weather report

2004-08-26 Thread Steph Peters
On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 14:12:36 +1000, Jackie wrote: Many people are seeing cracks in the walls, even ceilings, of their homes due to the dry weather. One local Council has been forced to close two lanes of the swimming pool. Duh? They'll still have water in. I wish I could send you some of the