Copy right Confussion HELP!!!!

[Marcellarius]

maybe this helps...... ?

http://www.tabberone.com/Trademarks/CopyrightLaw/Patterns.shtml

fair dealing, what can I use:
http://www.copyright.org.au/admin/cms-acc1/_images/8452777034d001ee11eb7c.pdf
infringement, what can i do?
http://www.copyright.org.au/admin/cms-acc1/_images/6057797724c8dcda750c39.pdf

Do I need permission to make things from items containing copyright material?
  30/5/2009

You generally do not need permission if you do not copy ? for example, if you make a collage from photographs cut from magazines, or if you mount postcards on trays or teapot stands, you will not need permission from the copyright owner. Similarly, you do not need copyright permission to make things from fabric which contains pictures or designs (for example, cloth with Harry Potter printed on it).

 

You may, however, need permission if you subsequently wish to photograph or sketch the craft item containing the image (for example, in a catalogue). Generally, you will need permission from any copyright owner whose work you wish to substantially reproduce in the photo or sketch. In some commercial contexts, you may also need advice from a solicitor in private practice as to whether your use of images or logos gives rise to issues under other areas of law.


Amount and substantiality:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use

have to surch som more on:
copyright exceptio artis

a long way to go.....  

[tux_linux]

hmm, this is mostly about Australian right regarding lyrics and stuff like that.

I found some too:
american copyright on emblems @ wikipedia
american copyrights on logos @ wikipedia



regards
Torsten

[Chachi]

How can we do anything in this Hobby without breaking any copyright laws?

[SawTooth]

  While many areas are confusing or gray... the one area that is clear is that the NFL, Disney, NCAA, etc. own copyrights to their team logos and characters and nobody is ever allowed to sell patterns or projects that contain those unless they have a licensing agreement or other permission.
  In general, other owners of other copyrights feel the same way... they own what they own and it is their right to make money from it and nobody else has the right to make money from it... unless they agree to it. 
  Even if the owner doesn't make money from it... posts their pattern on the internet, for example, it STILL is their pattern and nobody has the right to pretend they own it and thus cannot sell it... and they still have the right to dicatate whether projects cut from it can be sold or not (eg. for 'personal use only' means you can make the project for yourself but cannot freely give cut projects away... this isn't about money but about controlling the use of what they own).

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