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Being on the Web Doesn't Make it Public Domain
About's Web Design/HTML Guide explains about copyright on the Web and why copying someone else's work without permission is stealing.

Copyright and Needlework
Martha Beth Lewis has listed very good information on copyright questions such as sharing charts with friends, photocopy of a chart for a stitching aid (is it legal?).

Copyright Information
This Fiberlink page lists links to copyright facts, answers to copyright myths and Internet copyright issues.

Copyright Protection Online
About's Online Business Guide wrote an article on What To Do When Your Web Site or Application Has Been Copied. At the end of the first page of information, click on Next for information on further steps that you can take when your copyright has been violated.

Fair Use - Myths
About's Drawing/Sketching Guide wrote an article about some of the myths connected with copyright's "fair use" and information on what the actual facts are. She has written this geared for artists but the facts of fair use in copyright law are the same for crocheters, other crafters or for anyone else.

Online Pattern Piracy
Pattern piracy's devastating effects on the professionals in the needlework industry (the designers, publishers, the future of new original patterns). The writer of this article believes that it is (quote) "ultimately the consumer who will suffer the most" from the current activities of those who commit Internet pattern piracy.

Owner of Various Pattern Companies Answers Some Copyright Questions
This Copyright Bulletin tells how giving a reproduced copy of a copyrighted pattern (without the written permission of the publisher) is illegal, even when no money was charged. Learn what some of the exclusive rights of the copyright holder are. DRG is the owner of Annie's Attic and many other craft magazines, companies and web sites (these are listed on that page).