Quick question regarding copyrights.

[Plo0t]

I'm in the process of testing out various stitches to broaden my skills. I'm mostly just gonna test them making scarves or baby blankets.

 

Now..if I end up liking these pieces and want to try selling them, would that break any copyright laws?

 

The booklets I've been using are like this one..

http://www.leisurearts.com/all_skills/crochet/default.asp?display=detail&item_num=75071&sort=title&page=9&rec_num=85&from=BK&startRec=80

[Amy]

Stitches and stitch combinations cannot be copyrighted. Which means there are no restrictions on selling items made from them.

 

The written instructions can be copyrighted, however. Which means you couldn't publish a pattern using the exact same written instructions for a stitch you found somewhere else. You'd have to rewrite in your own words. (Of course, the end result could end up looking similar, because there are only so many different ways to word and punctuate a stitch instruction. )

 

Standard disclaimer: I am not an attorney, so this is just my opinion. You can read more about copyright law at the US Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov. You can also contact an intellectual property attorney if you need more specific information or a real accurate legal interpretation of copyright law.

[Plo0t]

Thanks! That helped a lot. I'm not trying to sell a pattern or anything like that. I just want to use these new stitches I learn to make things ad posibly sell them in the future.

 

So, thanks again!