Updating a classic?

[darski]

 

Are these the same square; with and without borders?

 

I love recycling. There is nothing new under the sun; Solomon was right!

[Afghaniac]

Looks the same to me. Makes me wonder what a lot of this brouhaha over copyrighted patterns is all about. Because most so-called designs seem to be simply derivatives of older ones (many of them on this site look like versions of patterns in my newer books) -- or, as in this case, simply an old design in an updated color scheme.

 

I think I'll try out this motif. It looks a little like tiny hearts and might make a nice girl's afghan for me to make for Project Linus.

[Chrome Kitty]

The only difference I see is that the top one has 9 spots around the circle and the bottom has 11.

[birdlady1]

I see minimal differences too. Either someone is "breaking" the copyright law or there truly is nothing new under the sun.

[craftconnie1]

It only takes minimal differences to change a copy right.....different yarn, different gauge, different hook, different border and proving copy right is costly and quite frankly I believe impossible but, it is the law. I don't bother with copyright any more because I could never afford to carry through when I found people using my designs, or selling them as their own. Pattern companies simply say " we bought the pattern is good faith " I don't believe there truly is anything new, just variations of the old.