copyright for crafters
question 7: If sharing patterns by sending copies is stealing, isn’t taping a TV show on your VCR stealing, too?
Yes, technically it could be considered a copyright infringement, too. A copy is made of a TV show without permission of the copyright owner. But legally, special allowances have been made for this kind of activity.
If you’re taping the show just so you can watch it later, and then tape over it once you’re done, this is a personal use that would probably be considered a fair use or a fair dealing. Fair use (in the U.S.) and fair dealing (in Commonwealth countries) are a limited exception to copyright infringement.
Neither fair use nor fair dealing, however, would apply to sharing patterns by sending electronic or paper copies to your friends. This isn’t a personal use. You’re making the copies for somebody else’s use. So that’s why it’s still infringement.
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