Confused about Copyright
Hello,
I hope this message finds everyone happily crocheting away!
I am dreadfully confused about copyright and I hope someone out there can help me. I do not understand when a free or purchased pattern falls under copyright. For example, I have several family/friends/strangers asking me to make things that they have seen me wear or something that they have seen in a magazine. I love doing it, but I would also like to be paid for my supplies/labor/time. Here is where I get confused: If I make an item from the various patterns I have (books, free/paid patterns, or patterns that others give me) can I then sell that item if I give credit to the designer? Or is this completely a no-no? I really do not understand how this works.
ANY assistance someone out there can give me would be greatly appreciated.
And BTW, I am having a very hard time setting the timezone for my messages. So you may see December 1969 for some reason. Any help with that would also be welcomed.
Happy Looping!
It is in violation of copyright laws to sell anything made from a pattern designed by someone else, whether it is published in a book, magazine, or on the net.
I do not understand this reasoning, b/c it is not illegal to resell a book, which is also protected by copyright.