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[stu]

Just joined a new FB scroll saw site 1st thing I see is a pattern that's been on this site for years and some one there is sharing it admin even made comment told them I was leaving wasn't sure if I could post names on here

 

 

 

[lawson56]

I don't blame ya.

[kmmcrafts]

I've seen this topic on that group... and the designer was credited and they posted the website of the designer to the group.. There are a lot of folks on the FB groups.. especially younger generations because those young ones like social media sites.. 

You shouldn't leave the group simply because of them sharing the design around.. but rather explain the copy write laws and whatnot to the new people.. I believe the group is run by a few newer people so maybe they do not know.. This group is loaded with a lot of newbies.. Not only that.. but how can administration know who designed every pattern and not know that the person sharing the design didn't design it? That is a full time job in itself.. The design I knew.. but.. the designer also didn't have their name on the pattern either.. so.. who's at fault? Also the person said they picked up the design on pintrest.. 

I cannot do anything about the pattern sharing.. I see it all the time on many sites... I've also seen folks ask for patterns here and post the finished work on FB and say the design is theirs... I think a lot of it is designers fault too.. years ago designers put their names on patterns.. websites and disclaimers could also be put on them for how they can be used and shared.. IF the designer was really that concerned about it.. But then.. that's not my place to say or to tell them what to do.. I've mentioned it many times on many groups and also on this site.. how I wish they all at least signed it so 5 years from now I could remember who the designer is Etc.. Most of the older designers do put their name on them... some do put a disclaimer to not share it or use it for laser / cnc etc.. 

I do my best to educate those that do wrong.. I used to manage a few of the yahoo groups back in the day.. and keeping track of what everyone does is a royal pain in the behind and the dumb spammers and porn stuff that would be posted that I'd have to delete etc.. It became a full time job... I shut the site down.. 

Anyway.. it's best to try to educate.. so hopefully.. the newbies will understand and stop doing this sort of thing.. 

[Wilson142]

I'm often confused as to who ultimately owns some patterns. For instance there is a very popular leopard pattern that I see all the time. It obviously started as a photograph and I have seen it on photography sites. I've also seen it converted to a scroll saw pattern, a wood burning pattern, a cross stitch pattern and is even reduced and used for tattoos. I have never seen any of the pattern makers give credit to the photographer for the original. Perhaps credit was given and permission obtained and it simply was not noted in the pattern. I do agree that taking credit for someone else's work is unacceptable in any circumstance.