tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128976686540649768.post5033056782386529421..comments2023-10-25T09:30:55.424+11:00Comments on A Piece of Cloth Studio: Starting the DiscussionA Piece Of Clothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579062475259587792noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128976686540649768.post-32709635514159899652014-11-27T12:25:34.364+11:002014-11-27T12:25:34.364+11:00Hi Audrey, lets 'discuss'… copyright is a ...Hi Audrey, lets 'discuss'… copyright is a bit different where you are to here, the laws have differences in scope.<br />I think this most important thing is to be transparent in what you are doing. And, no, you can't 'copyright' a block thats been around for ever and a day. But in saying that, if they have created a new way to make that block with a method or tool, then yes they kinda can to an extent.<br />A Piece Of Clothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02579062475259587792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128976686540649768.post-68483364671039419302014-11-27T05:26:43.345+11:002014-11-27T05:26:43.345+11:00I think the collective conscious thing is what get...I think the collective conscious thing is what gets me. Time and again I see books etc. where there is a similar feel to another's craft and I don't get the impression that the writer even realized. I myself have made a quilt block that I thought was 'original' (not for money, just for myself) and then later realized it was almost a duplicate to a pattern I'd looked at in one of my sisters books more than 2 yrs. prior. I think that is one of the biggest things that hinders me from going ahead with making my own patterns. On the other hand, it freaks me out to think of the people who are so controlling that they want to copyright simple patterns like a sawtooth star etc. that's been around forever! Hello? That was around before we were born!! So where does it stop? And where or what is the point of something being truly creative and original? I have a lot of questions about this topic. Best of luck to you in your endeavors.:)audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102559813211702736noreply@blogger.com