Thursday, March 23, 2006  The Copyright Chronicles Continue  A
few posts ago, I alluded to the "not to be knitted for resale"
language that appears at the bottom of many knitting patterns. I
have to say that this language perplexes me, from a legal
standpoint.  Wait: here's your disclaimer. I'm not giving you
legal advice. I'm not your lawyer. I'm just shooting my mouth
off on a blog, and if you need advice about your own situation,
you must find your own lawyer with whom to discuss the specifics
of your situation. Read no further unless you agree.  Okay, back
to the Copyright Chronicles (thanks for the name, Liza).  Loyal
reader The AmpuT (who likes to torture unwitting Home Depot
clerks -- she's my kind of gal) asks how copyright law impacts
"people selling knitted items derived from patterns they've
purchased (or downloaded for "free" on the internet)? . . . When
is that okay (if ever)?"  I knew someone was going to ask me
this, and the reason I didn't bring it up myself was because I
really don't know the