Comments on: What You Need to Know About Copyright in the Scrapbooking World

By: karooch

karooch — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:36:18 +0000

Many digital products come with a commercial license Margaret. This is usually not a huge amount. You should check the terms and conditions of the products to be sure of what you are licensed to use them for.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:58:59 +0000

oK PLEASE HELP ME
I WOULD LIKE TO START MY OWN BUSINESS MAKING CARDS, ANNOUNCEMENTS , INVITATONS, ECT.
NOW TO DO THIS I WOULD USE SOME DIGITAL PAPERS AND FLOWERS, RIBBONS, ECT. DO I NEED TO PURCHASE A COMMERCIAL LICENCE OR CAN I JUST PURCHASE IT AND USE IT OVER AND OVER, I WOULD BE DESIGNING MY OWN CARDS JUST USING SOME PAPERS
I DO NOT WANT TO BREAK ANY COPY RGHT LAWS SO PLEASE GVE AS MUCH INFO AS POSSIBLE

By: karooch

karooch — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:13:16 +0000

Thanks for the extra info Cindy. I believe you can’t have too much information on a subject like this.

By: PaintChip

PaintChip — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:12:54 +0000

You’ve made some terrrific points here, especially in reference to “Personal Use” TOU’s. Sometimes I find there are major differences between TOU’s.

In fact, it isn’t so uncommon anymore to find designers who do have “pro-crafter” and “pro-designer” type TOU’s. Some even allow you to repackage their own art and sell it in your kits. While others will allow you to use their products for creating scrapbooks for others. It can get really confusing sometimes too, because the verbiage can vary greatly.

So although much of what you’ve shared in this article is true to many “Personal Use Only” TOU’s, it’s still very, very important to read each and every TOU you agree to when you download a product. Because as you said, “Copyright is a complex, tricky business.”

Thanks for sharing your input on this timely subject!

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:52:10 +0000

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By: karooch

karooch — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:29:55 +0000

I think it’s a subject close to most designers’ hearts Antoinette. It’s very sad that many people do not value something they haven’t had to pay a lot of money for, especially something they have received for free. But for many others I think it’s just that they don’t realise.

By: Antoinette

Antoinette — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:55:30 +0000

Oooh Karen, a subject close to my heart! Thanks ever so much.
I know many people respect copyright and are polite and grateful. Unfortunately there’s a growing amount of people online without any respect what so ever. They say: if I can “right click” and “save as”, it’s mine – and they are not afraid to admit it either (yes, this happened to me, when I sent an email to someone who was distributing my graphics through a Yahoo group – without my permission) She even added: “If you don’t want your graphics being used, keep them on your harddrive”. My jaw dropped – if someone is that ignorant, what more could I do? It takes the pleasure out of creating things though.
I better stop as this is already turning into a novel – but I could go on for hours. Pet peeve I guess