Can You Copyright A Crochet Pattern. Paper filing will cost $85. Even if the design is free, send them to the designer.
Source: www.pinterest.comFree patterns have the exact same copyright protections as a purchased pattern. It is automatic and use of a copyright notice is not required under u.s. Copyright has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not the pattern was purchased.
Do not take a purchased (or free) copy of a pattern and rewrite it into your own words/terms. Free patterns have the exact same copyright protections as a purchased pattern. Grab your copy of the u.s.
It is automatic and use of a copyright notice is not required under u.s. Copyright 101 for crocheters will help you answer questions such as whether changing a certain percentage of an original copyrighted work allows you to copyright your own piece and what is “fair use.” Paper filing will cost $85.
Even if the design is free, send them to the designer. Copyright has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not the pattern was purchased. I don’t think it is, officially, considered copyright infringement because you can’t copyright an “idea”…but the spirit behind reverse.
Just as you cannot copy a pattern and “reword” it to make it your own, you also cannot share a pattern you have purchased with a friend. To register online, it will cost $55 copyright.
