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This is a start of a new thread so as to not high jack a different thread. This is not an attempt to "call out" any artist or publisher or demonize any one designer over another. Any mention by name is only to attempt to add clarity to the discussion. Two of the Patrick Spielman books that I own, "Artistic Scroll Saw Patterns and Projects" and "Scroll Saw Picture Frames" specifically state "no commercial use". Most of the others only state "all rights reserved". Sue May's website states " only ten items per pattern" and after twenty items a commercial license needs to be purchased. And I'm fine with that. What I am not fine with, is going to a seller ( Amazon ) and not being able to find a copyright notice; so I'm buying a product "blind" and do not know what the copyright is until I get it.

Just a reminder, please not to share patterns you didn't design yourself. If they're from a book, there are copyrights attached to those patterns. Instead, point them in the direction where they can obtain the patterns for themselves. This is also true for patterns from other websites and digital products. Even if they're free patterns, many times the artist wants to control how their hard work is distributed. We want to respect the designer's wishes and support the artists that make these wonderful patterns. There are times when the designer has passed away and the patterns are no longer available for purchase. It may seem like copyrights no longer pertain or we may want to extend their legacy by sharing their work. Unfortunately, copyrights still do persist 70 years beyond the designer's death. The rights are transferred to his/her estate. It is up to their estate as to what they want to do with the designs. Also, please remember that I'm just a solo guy who runs SSV on the side for the scrolling community. I try hard to make this a friendly place with a ton of great information and resources. We have a fostered a group of really great people who want to be helpful. Sometimes we don't think anything of sharing a pattern with a fellow scroller. But please keep this in mind. We can't use SSV as a platform to share patterns that don't belong to us. A single letter from a cranky lawyer could potentially shut down the whole website. So I try to be diligent about protecting copyrighted works. SSV is a big place and I can't see it all. If you see something that doesn't belong, please flag it for review (the 3 dots under the upper right corner). Clayton or I will take a closer look. Thank you for understanding.