tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440603490259597083.post1727614230977081290..comments2024-03-20T05:17:57.528-04:00Comments on How to become a Professional Knitter - Robin Hunter Designs: Copyright InfringementRobin http://www.blogger.com/profile/01240699910272614928noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440603490259597083.post-68665263995287857802011-11-03T19:49:15.431-04:002011-11-03T19:49:15.431-04:00Kudos to you! I work in intellectual property law...Kudos to you! I work in intellectual property law and I'm very familiar with copyright infringement. You did such a great thing!!! I, too, believe that it was an innocent mistake. Nonetheless, whether it is an individual designer, or a big corporate entity, they are both protected by the same laws. <br /><br />PS love your blog!coolknitchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582304786051990956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440603490259597083.post-85983530041222988772011-11-02T11:28:19.126-04:002011-11-02T11:28:19.126-04:00When I was a more newbie knitter, I learned from S...When I was a more newbie knitter, I learned from Stitch n Bitch, so I knew right away that each design was done by just a regular person who was craftily endowed.<br />But I didn't realize until a few years later, when I discovered ravelry, that there are copywrite rules.<br />I found out because someone had asked someone else for a copy of a patter from a book, saying that they had lost that page. And they got a reply saying that is a big no-no on ravelry and that they have to find another way. Like they could go to the library and photocopy x amount of pages or whatever.<br />but it blew my mind i was like woah. really? i was about to ask someone for a copy of a paid for pattern myself that day!<br />but now i'm so deeply involved in the knitting community that i'll buy a pattern even if i'm not going to knit it anytime soon just to show the designer some support because i love their designs!Like right now i'm waiting for a desaign to come out by one of my fave designers and can't wait to get some money to her because i know she's moving soon and will need the cash.grandmastatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00049283139781457493noreply@blogger.com