Comments on: knitting copyright debate http://bnaturalcsharp.them.ws/2007/11/27/knitting-copyright-debate/ life, rock and roll, love, and knitting. Thu, 17 May 2012 13:24:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Donna Druchunas http://bnaturalcsharp.them.ws/2007/11/27/knitting-copyright-debate/#comment-15728 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:40:15 +0000 http://bnaturalcsharp.them.ws/2007/11/27/knitting-copyright-debate/#comment-15728 Hi thanks for the note and the interesting message on copyright. I agree with your general ideas, but I think you should contact designers and ask them for permission to sell items made from their patterns or you may get into some legal tangles if you run into designers who feel proprietary about their designs. I'm not a lawyer or anything so I'd hate for my opinions to be used to make legal decisions that might get you into trouble in the future. That said, since you are obviously comfortable modifying designs and sometimes even knitting from photos without having the instructions, you might want to consider using your own designs for items to sell. Ann Budd's books "A Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns" and "A Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns" could be invaluable resources to you for starting with a basic "recipe" and adding your own flare to make your own unique designs. Good luck with your endeavors! Donna Hi thanks for the note and the interesting message on copyright. I agree with your general ideas, but I think you should contact designers and ask them for permission to sell items made from their patterns or you may get into some legal tangles if you run into designers who feel proprietary about their designs. I’m not a lawyer or anything so I’d hate for my opinions to be used to make legal decisions that might get you into trouble in the future.

That said, since you are obviously comfortable modifying designs and sometimes even knitting from photos without having the instructions, you might want to consider using your own designs for items to sell. Ann Budd’s books “A Knitter’s Handy Book of Patterns” and “A Knitter’s Handy Book of Sweater Patterns” could be invaluable resources to you for starting with a basic “recipe” and adding your own flare to make your own unique designs.

Good luck with your endeavors!

Donna

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