tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158738592463543354.post5035761366332115647..comments2023-12-30T02:08:13.203-08:00Comments on Ink Circles: Pens and Needles: Stop Copyright Abuse NowTracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17310394899489329760noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158738592463543354.post-44426890954278687552010-10-13T09:54:58.670-07:002010-10-13T09:54:58.670-07:00I read someone defending sharing copies by saying ...I read someone defending sharing copies by saying that sometimes a person doesn't have money for a pattern they "need." Sorry, having a cross-stitch pattern isn't a life-or-death matter. If you don't have the money to buy it, tough!<br /><br />This is coming from someone who is completely broke right now and can't buy a particular IC pattern I really want. But I don't "need" it so badly that I'm going to steal from Tracy to get it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158738592463543354.post-34883267052992373622010-10-06T10:12:24.563-07:002010-10-06T10:12:24.563-07:00Model stitcher? My ears just perked waaaaay up!
...Model stitcher? My ears just perked waaaaay up!<br /><br />There are so many wonderful freebies out there, and many offered by big name designers (yourself included Tracy!) that a person could stitch for years without running out of designs. <br /><br />I'm currently working on two baskets of biscornu and the majority of my pieces are stitched from freebies.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10508367642937517276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158738592463543354.post-75424958939993733872010-10-05T14:53:18.782-07:002010-10-05T14:53:18.782-07:00I hear you loud and clear, Joanna. Thanks for brin...I hear you loud and clear, Joanna. Thanks for bringing those points up. I agree that some people will continue to do things even if they know it is wrong. That is what karma is for. I have run across a few who didn't realize what they were doing was wrong, but once educated they have become supporters. <br /><br />I firmly believe in allowing stitchers as much freedom as I can. Working copies - yay. Stitch twice -you bet. Sell/donate used chart - it's cool. Show it off in your blog - that's great PR. Flat broke - have a freebie (or become my model stitcher ;o).<br /><br />'Nuff said. I won't beat this horse further. I was just in a titchy mood.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17310394899489329760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158738592463543354.post-69663044130868933432010-10-05T09:40:55.490-07:002010-10-05T09:40:55.490-07:00I would be cautious of spending a lot of energy in...I would be cautious of spending a lot of energy in this. From following software piracy for years, there's a certain percentage of thieves out there who will NEVER be your customers. I think a lot of the needlework design copiers don't realize what they're doing is a problem and will change when educated, but there's some number who never will. They just won't pay money, period. I think it's dumb, and I always point out that I pay way more in materials and framing than I do in designs, anyway, but it doesn't sink in. My point is simply to be cautious that in defending your copyright you don't inadvertently alienate existing customers. For instance, there's a designer out there so vehement about it that she used to attack people who posted pictures of their finished work. That caused a friend of mine to just stop buying her designs and not to stitch the ones she had. I know of another who started to print her charts on a color that was difficult to photocopy. Again, it annoyed existing customers, but I'm not sure it was effective in the long run (it certainly annoyed me, because there was a line on the fold that was almost unreadable and she was utterly unhelpful in a solution - I haven't bought more designs from her, either). I'm absolutely NOT saying not to defend your copyright nor to educate people, I'm just pointing out that there's a fine line. Heck, I've told designers when I've stumbled across their work being posted online, so I definitely support your efforts. I want you to keep making money so you keep making designs!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05332026574973358920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158738592463543354.post-27032395773857926832010-10-04T15:49:49.322-07:002010-10-04T15:49:49.322-07:00I posted about that blog in the LJ cross stitch co...I posted about that blog in the LJ cross stitch community. Some really interesting discussion.<br />http://community.livejournal.com/cross_stitch/3260261.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158738592463543354.post-36374612324038102822010-10-04T13:49:37.470-07:002010-10-04T13:49:37.470-07:00Sounds fine, Hev. As long as the working copies an...Sounds fine, Hev. As long as the working copies and the original are owned by the same person it's cool.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17310394899489329760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158738592463543354.post-6905822977868080722010-10-04T12:28:02.943-07:002010-10-04T12:28:02.943-07:00Tracy, I scan all my charts. But they remain in m...Tracy, I scan all my charts. But they remain in my possession. I don't give them out. I scan them so I can print out a working copy & file my originals away. I shred my working copy once I am finished with it. Then if I decide to make the chart again I just print out another working copy. I am hoping that this isn't against the so-called "rules".Hevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11980658548036435189noreply@blogger.com