I'm a bit confused about how the copyright for a pattern affects the item made from it because clearly the people at craft shows and such aren't making up their own patterns.
I've also been told that if you change the copyrighted pattern by even one stitch (I work a lot with crochet) that it makes it your own and you can do what you want with it.
A particular example I am curious about is a pattern I found that states on the bottom for personal use only do not sell but does not actually have a copyright. The author of the pattern explained in a comment that 'they would have to settle on a price that everyone would charge for them so it was fair' and that just seems odd to me because cost of materials and amount of time to be compensated for will vary so can they really set a standard price.
I want to be legal and all that but I'm trying to make some extra money selling things I crochet...
I've also been told that if you change the copyrighted pattern by even one stitch (I work a lot with crochet) that it makes it your own and you can do what you want with it.
A particular example I am curious about is a pattern I found that states on the bottom for personal use only do not sell but does not actually have a copyright. The author of the pattern explained in a comment that 'they would have to settle on a price that everyone would charge for them so it was fair' and that just seems odd to me because cost of materials and amount of time to be compensated for will vary so can they really set a standard price.
I want to be legal and all that but I'm trying to make some extra money selling things I crochet...