Choose one of the following sections:
- some general issues
- is there copyright in…
- a sweater?
- a sweater pattern (instructions and chart)?
- a knitting technique?
- the photographs of a sweater in a pattern book?
- I knit a sweater and wrote a pattern using a traditional knitting motif/design. Do I own copyright in anything?
- If I make a sweater from a commercial pattern, do I own the copyright in my sweater?
- how do I obtain a copyright?
- Do I have to register my copyright?
- How do I register my copyright?
- I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve heard that I can copyright something by writing it down, mailing it to myself by registered mail, then keeping the unopened envelope in a safe place. Is this correct?
- Can I use a non-governmental service to copyright my work?
- can I do this? (lending and copying)
- Can I lend (for free) a pattern/book to my friend as long as I don?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t make copies of anything?
- What if my friend makes an infringing copy before returning the book/pattern to me?
- Why can libraries run pay photocopying services, when I can?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t?
- Can I make a working copy of the pattern I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m currently using, if I own a legal copy of the original?
- What if I borrowed the pattern from a friend or a library? Can I still make a working copy?
- I got a free pattern from my LYS/the Internet/my guild meeting. Can I make copies for my friends?
- can I do this? (selling things)
- Is there anything wrong with using a favourite pattern more than once?
- So, if you can use the same pattern more than once, what?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s wrong with selling what you made using that pattern?
- Will copyright stop me from selling a pattern or book I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve used, but don?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t want to use anymore?
- Why won?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t shops take returns on books, software, or patterns?
- can I do this? (adapting, substituting, sharing)
- I bought a designer kit, which includes a pattern which is never sold separately because the designer does not want her designs to be modified by yarn substitutions or colour changes. But I legally own a copy of the pattern now?¢‚Ǩ‚Äúcan?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t I use my own yarns? And what if I want to knit another one – do I have to buy her kit (including the pattern) again?
- I learned a fantastic new technique in a class. Is it all right for me to tell others how to use this technique, or is it protected by copyright?
- Can I publish my own variations on an existing pattern?
- can I do this? (free and out of print books and patterns)
- I found a 50-year-old (75-year-old, 100-year-old) knitting book. Can I photocopy the patterns and distribute them?
- Isn?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t it legal to give away or sell copies of patterns from OOP books? After all, they?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢re no longer publicly available.
- If a book is out of print, is it all right to make a photocopy of just one sweater pattern for a customer who wants to knit that sweater?
- Even if I don?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t make a profit on it, although I charge money?
- Even if I don?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t charge for it at all?
- Even if the customer will use the author?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s yarns to make the sweater?
- If a book is out of print, is it all right to upload one of the patterns to my website so that everybody can benefit?
- Isn?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t it legal to give away copies of free patterns? If it?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s on the web, it?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s free, right?
- Isn?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t it all right to sell an ?¢‚Ǩ?ìinfringing?¢‚Ǩ¬ù photocopy, as long as I send the author some money?
- I still really want to let others use this pattern or book. What can I do?
- Is there anything legally wrong with reselling an OOP book at several times its original value?
- can I do this? (inspiration from other designs)
- I want to make a sweater featuring a picture of a popular cartoon character. Can I do this?
- I saw a gorgeous sweater in a pattern magazine, but I don?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t want to buy the magazine for the pattern. Can I duplicate the sweater from the picture without infringing copyright?
- If I just write down the instructions to make that one sweater from the magazine, am I infringing copyright by doing this?
- what happens if I infringe copyright?
- how do I enforce my copyright?
- I wrote a pattern that I want to put on my website. How do I tell people that I own the copyright?
- How can I prove that I own copyright in a work?
- Do I have to put a copyright notice on my work?
- I just designed my first knitted garment and I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢d like to share the pattern freely on the Internet, but I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢d like to make sure I get the credit. What should I do?
- How can I prove that someone infringed my copyright?
- I think someone is infringing my copyright. What do I do?
- I think someone is infringing someone else?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s copyright. Should I tell someone?