Knitting Patterns and copyright laws may not go together like needles and yarn, but they are far from water and oil as some believe as well. Many commercial knitting patterns are clearly marked with a copyright but specifies no limitations, restrictions or even legal consequences of what can or can not do with the finished products created from these patterns. Thus it is that there needs to be some explanation of the knitting pattern (or any arts and crafts patterns for that matter) and copyright law.

This information should be OK with all that has always believed that produce and distribute their own knitting patterns. It is equally important as well, however, if you’re going to be buying patterns and then create and sell knitted products. Copyright laws are pretty much been set in stone, but unfortunately, there is no provision for exactly what will be included in copyright provisions or copyright statement of specific items, website, pattern or anything else for that matter.

It is up to the individual to hide what should and should not be any and all restrictions and application of copyright. If you are using someone else’s knitting patterns, you may already be aware of the dissatisfaction caused when these restrictions and programs are not properly applied or even written. Maybe you’ve even tried to contact the author of the pattern to find out what you can and can not do with both pattern and knitted products you created. Maybe you expected or even just assumed that you knew what they meant when they wrote nothing more than “Copyright 2009” (or whatever year it was) at the bottom of this model that you love so much.

If you create knitting patterns for sales and distribution, by ticking pattern phone clearly not only the copyright information but also details of the user and the person who buys it can and can not do with knitting patterns and finished knitted products they have created. While you can win copyright battle in the (very expensive) copyright infringement lawsuit, you will not likely win many friends or very supportive customers suing everyone who uses knitting pattern phone for anything more than personal use.

If you are buying a knitting pattern from someone looking for information about copyright and see if it is well written and included and if not, to do their utmost to contact the knitting pattern creator and see what their intentions are. If they tell you to email or even instant messengers, file and save the conversation and that should cover you should any unforeseen circumstances arise. There are sometimes people who are successful that will sell knit company and the new owner may not know about copyright without knowing what rights have been granted and limited.

Knitting Patterns and copyrights are not going to be so important for you if you just sit at home knitting coasters for dining your table but seriously, how many people are going to learn how to knit and then keep all artistic knitting their creation to him? Knitting is and should be very popular last time, great hobby and a great opportunity for people to improve income knitting crafts. However, if you are creating a new knitting products or create knitting patterns for fun and profit, you have to be both aware of or clear of any copyright information you read or write about knitting work.