I've just seen an article from an English newspaper which begins:

I have a question I'm buying a Brother Machine hopefully soon, as they have built in licenced designs am I allowed to sell things with them on them or are they for personal use only.. Don't want to break any laws..

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by spendlove 23 Jul 2016

I'm fairly sure they are for personal use only.

by asterixsew 23 Jul 2016

They are only for personal use

I don't know if copy right extends to over seas, but USA can be very strict. Thanks for the story. I know many of you know of other stories. Kay

I am receiving e-mails from a site advertising Disney appliques. At the bottom of the e-mail it says I am receiving these because I previously downloaded their designs from Craftsy. The company is based in Tucson AZ. They are obviously open about selling licensed designs. Have yet to contact Craftsy to see what is going on.

thank you for bringing this up.

Thanks for this Sue. I hope Dennis sees this piece too. I know that some parts of the world are not as vigilant as others. The article below makes interesting reading

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by dennis999 22 Jul 2016

I'll have you know that we are all law abiding citizens down here in the Garden of England..........................lol.

by asterixsew 23 Jul 2016

And in my bit too

Thank you for posting. I have tried to tell people not to use the license designs, but no one will believe that the big companies will & can come after them!! I do have a question: what if you buy NON licensed designs from a site, can you still get in trouble??

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by AuntAnnie 22 Jul 2016

Read the terms and conditions posted on sites from where you purchase and download designs for information on what can and cannot be done with the designs. As always, the digital file cannot be resold or otherwise claimed as your own.

by nutshell 23 Jul 2016

Do you mean, what if you buy an embroidery design of a licensed character, like Hello Kitty, from an unauthorized seller? I wonder about that, too, gerryb. I'm guessing that if you don't sell something made with that design, you'll be okay. But that's just a guess.

by asterixsew 23 Jul 2016

Really one should not be buying illegal designs

by sewromantic 23 Jul 2016

If you buy a design from an unauthorized dealer, you are buying a stolen design. Using it for personal use doesn't make it ok.

Thanks so much for posting this Sue. We all need to understand that there are very severe consequences for breaking the copyright laws. And people DO get caught. Hopefully, our Cute folks will be ever more diligent about checking websites for illegal designs now before posting a freebie.

..that's why we have to take care for every cutie here/and this website...that we do not make these mistakes ...
Thank you Moderators & others for keeping an eye !...

here is link to article

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by asterixsew 22 Jul 2016

Thanks for the link

by asterixsew 23 Jan 2019

This link has sadly expired

Using illegal designs is a crap shoot at best.

Thanks for posting, hopefully it will be a warning for some.

It always amazes me how much illegal stuff is being sold and people do not seem to understand the risk they are taking.