Category Archives: Copyright Copper

Copyright Copper Files re-opened

A little story from Paula, at Sew Little Time I had a lady come in to our shop the other day and could clearly see that she was trying to buy fabric for a quilt with a photocopied pattern. I … Continue reading

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Copyright Law, Exhibitions and Judging Categories

Edited to add this link I found today. 70% of the Public Finds Piracy Socially Acceptable The Copyright Copper has had some time off, but all holidays come to an end sooner or later. Perhaps I should have let off … Continue reading

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Copyright Issues From the Other Side!

If you are considering allowing your quilt design to be published in a magazine please read the fine print. Bonnie Hunter did, and wasn’t pleased with what she found. Perhaps this is why we are getting less than wonderful projects … Continue reading

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Copyright

People are copying designs from the internet all the time. Some people stoop really low. To them I say … #%$^&#&$#&%@#$*&%#)^#^@(*%^#! To others I say please check the authenticity of anyone you buy patterns from.

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My Designing Ways Part 3

I choose fabrics which give the impression I would want in a real quilt. If a design tells me it needs to be made for real I don’t look for the exact fabric I used in the design, but one … Continue reading

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Back to my Virtual World ………..

……… after three glorious days amongst real quilts and quilters at Festival of Quilts in Adelaide. Stayed with a quilter for two of the three nights I was away, and went to a Quilter’s Guild of South Australia meeting. I … Continue reading

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EQ Album 4

If I didn’t design my own blocks I think I would be more than happy to make up blocks from the Electric Quilt block library when you can get combinations like this! The more often I swap blocks around to … Continue reading

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Copyright Copper Files

Note to all quilters who go to exhibirions armed with a camera. If you are allowed to take photos at any exhibition pretty much anywhere around the world those photos are for personal use only. NOT TO PUT ON YOUR … Continue reading

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The Copyright Copper Files

A lady was in a class in a town no too far from a major city.  A new woman came to the class and she tried to swap designs. In other words, she wanted class members to give her a … Continue reading

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Copyright Copper Spins a Yarn

Most designers in the craft world work pretty much from their kitchen table. We don’t make a lot of money unless we are really good at selling ourselves, and a lot of us have a real job to put food … Continue reading

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