Comments on: whiptips: copyright … more http://whipup.net/2007/10/14/whiptips-copyright-more/ handcraft in a hectic world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:54:43 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Nicole V Lozano http://whipup.net/2007/10/14/whiptips-copyright-more/comment-page-1/#comment-226334 Nicole V Lozano Sat, 17 Nov 2007 03:37:03 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/10/14/whiptips-copyright-more/#comment-226334 I'm not sure there is a whole lot you can realistically do, thus why people are so willing to copy someone else’s work. Have you tried sending them a letter informing them the patterns are under copy write protection? On the off chance it is someone who made an honest mistake, when faced with this knowledge they should take down the information. If it wasn't an honest mistake but they have any kind of conscience the letter may shame them into taking down the information. If the infringement is on someone else site (e.g. a gallery or distributor representing the craftsman) when faced with this information the third party will likely remove the material they believe it to have been original. At any rate you’re already out the loss of your patterns the limited time/cost of generating a letter cann't set you back much more and just might have a positive result...maybe. Now if the patterns generated income for you then it might be worth seeing a lawyer, but that is probably neither a quick or inexpensive option. I’m not sure there is a whole lot you can realistically do, thus why people are so willing to copy someone else’s work. Have you tried sending them a letter informing them the patterns are under copy write protection? On the off chance it is someone who made an honest mistake, when faced with this knowledge they should take down the information. If it wasn’t an honest mistake but they have any kind of conscience the letter may shame them into taking down the information. If the infringement is on someone else site (e.g. a gallery or distributor representing the craftsman) when faced with this information the third party will likely remove the material they believe it to have been original. At any rate you’re already out the loss of your patterns the limited time/cost of generating a letter cann’t set you back much more and just might have a positive result…maybe.

Now if the patterns generated income for you then it might be worth seeing a lawyer, but that is probably neither a quick or inexpensive option.

]]> By: Junie Moon http://whipup.net/2007/10/14/whiptips-copyright-more/comment-page-1/#comment-207157 Junie Moon Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:28 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/10/14/whiptips-copyright-more/#comment-207157 I wondered about this same situation when I started sharing some of my ideas and tutorials. I know I can't control the world in forcing people to be honest but I haven't any clue as to how to stop such things. It's sad and hurtful to the original designer. I'm so sorry this has happened with your crochet patterns, June (how funny, my name is June, too). I wondered about this same situation when I started sharing some of my ideas and tutorials. I know I can’t control the world in forcing people to be honest but I haven’t any clue as to how to stop such things.

It’s sad and hurtful to the original designer. I’m so sorry this has happened with your crochet patterns, June (how funny, my name is June, too).

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