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"Copyrights And Copywrongs", by Cheryl Weiderspahn, Pattern Designer, Homestead Specialties Pattern Co.
A self-rightous and self-serving load of propaganda by another pattern designer who wants copyright law to be what she
desires it to be.
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Copyrights And Copywrongs - Rebuttal, our deconstruction of the article by Cheryl Weiderspahn, designer whack job.
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"Are Sewing Patterns Copyright Free?", by Laura Marsh
for CopyrightResearch.com. Error-filled, piece of crap article that is self-serving garbage.
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Are Sewing Patterns Copyright Free - Rebuttal
where we take issue with the false statements made by Laura Marsh.
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Can I copyright my clothing designs? , by Jeff Neuburger, Esq.,
very good article. July 13, 2007.
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Copyrights And The Sewing Industry by Susan Wigley of Paragon Patterns.
Presented for the Get Creative Conference Center ("GCCC") August 28th, 2007. An error-filled, piece of crap article that is self-serving garbage.
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Copyrights And The Sewing Industry Issues
We deconstruct this error-filled, piece of crap article that is self-serving garbage, pointing out the lies by Susan Wigley of Paragon Patterns.
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Fabrics & Embroidery Designs by Susan Wigley of Paragon Patterns.
Part 2 presentation for the Get Creative Conference Center ("GCCC") August 28th, 2007. Another error-filled, piece of crap article that is
self-serving garbage.
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Fabrics & Embroidery Designs Issues
We also deconstruct this error-filled, piece of crap article that is self-serving garbage, pointing out the lies by Susan Wigley of Paragon Patterns.
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Sewing And Quilting Projects from Lillian’s Cupboard.
Bad article posted October 9, 2007. It is an example of how the lies are unknowingly spread.
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Sewing Patterns Are Data according to a federal court as reported by Wired.
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Town Hall article by Carolyn V. Peters, Esq.
Well-written article about copyrights with minor mistakes.
- Quilting
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Copyright And The Local Quit Show , by Carol Roberts who claims to be a lawyer,
but alas, this lawyer falls into the same trap as do the design sellers. It has many wrong assumptions about the world of quilting.
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Copyrights And Quilts by one Maria Elkins.
There are many things wrong with this article. She also threatened use if we did not remove her from the web site.
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Quilt This, by Paul Rapp, Esq..
An interesting story with no false assertions about copyrights. Some attorneys do not mess it up
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Know Your Rights (And Wrongs) , A Copyright Primer for Quilters by Janet Jo Smith, B.A., J.D.
From the McCall's Quilting Magazine Sept/Oct 2010 Issue.
This error-filled, self-serving tripe is being foisted upon the public by a company that has no registered copyrights for individual patterns?
This article includes our deconstruction of the article pointing out the many, many lies and errors.
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People Are Talking - From the Editors with our rebuttal,
from the McCall's Quilting Magazine Nov/Dec 2010 Issue. The editors respond to the flack they received from the copyright garbage
in the previous issue.
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People Are Talking - From the Author with our rebuttal,
from the McCall's Quilting Magazine Nov/Dec 2010 Issue. The author responds to the flack received from the copyright garbage
in the previous issue.
Butterick
- Butterick has no federally registered copyrights on patterns.
Copyrightability
Copyright Statement as defined in the US Copyright Act
Court cases
- Clothing
- Copyright protection not available for clothing, Knitwaves, Inc. v. Lollytogs Ltd.,
71 F.3d 996 (2d Cir. 1995) and Folio Impressions, Inc. v. Byer Cal., 937 F.2d 759 (2d Cir. 1991)
- Baker v Selden , 101 U.S. 99 ¶18, Supreme Court 1879,
copyright on clothing pattern does not extend to end product or procedure used.
- First Sale Doctrine
- Bobbs-Merril vs Straus, 210 U.S. 339 (1908).
Limited the rights of copyright holders to those allowed by statute only.
- Scarves By Vera, Inc. v. American Handbags, Inc,
188 F. Supp. 255 - US: Dist. Court, SD New York 1960, American Handbags was using towels manufactured by Vera to make handbags for sale.
On some of these handbags made with plaintiff's towels there could be seen, at the bottom, the name Vera coupled with the figure of a Scarab or
Ladybug, all three of which were registered trademarks of Vera. The judge rejected Vera's copyright claims.
- Precious Moments vs La Infantil,
1997, the federal court invoked the first sale doctrine in denying Precious Moments attempts to block the use of its licensed fabrics to make bedding for sale.
The 1st Circuit Court said making a fabric item from fabric
lacked any originality so it was not copyright infringement. Since then, Disney Enterprises, Major League Baseball,
United Media (Peanuts fabric), Sanrio (Hello Kitty fabrics), and Debbie Mumm, have been sued by us when these companies tried to block
the eBay sales of items hand-crafted from t MYTHSheir licensed fabrics. Every one of them settled with us rather than risk losing the issue in court.
- Wording on label not enforceable
- Clairol, Inc. v. Cody's Cosmetics, Inc ., 353 Mass. 385, 393 (1967).
Clairol sought to enjoin Cody's Cosmetics from selling at retail to the general public Clairol's products designated "Professional Use Only."
The Massachusetts court rejected this attempt except to require Cody's to use a disclaimer warning consumers that the bottles were
originally part of a six-pack that was broken open and to include instructions on the use of the cosmetics.
- Tripoli Co. v. Wella Corp., 425 F.2d 932, 941 (3d Cir. 1970)
(enforcement of legend on products "marked 'for professional use only' not to be sold retail" would be "a serious restriction on freedom of trade and competition).
- Matrix Essentials v. Cosmetic Gallery , 870 F. Supp. 1237,
1241 (D.N.J. 1994). Matrix sued Cosmetic Gallery to stop them from reselling their products. Matrix claimed only salons were allowed to sell their products.
The court disagreed citing the first sale doctrine.
- Polymer Tech. Corp. v. Mimran , 841 F. Supp. 523, 529-30
(S.D.N.Y. 1994) (no valid claim for unauthorized distribution despite plaintiff's "expression of intent so to restrict sales by labeling its products
'For Professional Use Only.'").
- Matrix Essentials v. Quality King Distribs ., 522 F. Supp. 2d 470,
478-79 (E.D.N.Y. 2007) (finding that the trademark first sale doctrine barred enforcement of "professional use only" restriction).
Derivative defined in detail.
Maria Elkins author of Copyrights And Quilts listed above.
There are many things wrong with this article. She also threatened us if we did not remove her from the web site.
"End User Licensing Agreement" or ("EULA")
Licenses
Laura Marsh, author of the article listed above,
Are Sewing Patterns Copyright Free,
an error-filled, piece of crap article that is self-serving garbage.
McCalls
Jeff Neuburger, Esq, author of the article,
Can I copyright my clothing designs?
Nimmer on designs and dress paterns.
Paragon Patterns
Susan Wigley, Paragon Patterns articles. She writes self-serving artciles that distort copyright law and patterns.
Patterns and how they are affected by copyright law. Our analysis of you can and cannot do with patterns with citations from
court cases and the law.
Pattern Companies our analysis of the big pattern companies and their lack of registered trademarks.
Pattern Myths and why they are false. But people still spread the lies.
Carolyn V. Peters, Esq., author of a Town Hall article about copyrights. Well written.
Playground Bully Syndrome, or Why Corporate Assholes Act The Way They Do.
Quilting and how it is affected by copyright law. Our analysis of you can and cannot do concerning quilts
with citations from court cases and the law.
Quilting Court Cases listed and outlined. There are not very many.
Register of Copyrights 1995 letter explaining why patterns are not copyrightable.
Simplicity
Town Hall article by Carolyn V. Peters titled Ask the Experts. Very well written.
Useful item as defined by the US Copyright Office.
Vogue
- Vogue has no federally registered copyrights on patterns for clothing in the last 40 years.
Susan Wigley
of Paragon Patterns. She writes self-serving artciles that distort copyright law and patterns.
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