Ok, ladies, I need your help FAST! I teach machine embroidery to several ladies. They are all at different levels of expertise, and come to me because I like to study tips and shortcuts and experiment with different ideas (like reading this Forum and picking your brains!). They think I know everything there is to know (love to keep it that way) but I sure don't!
One lady does not have any purchased or download designs, just the ones in her machine. Up to now, we have just been using those for her projects. Now she wants to do some towels for a wedding and would like to use some of my large fonts.
Please understand I am not wanting to say no, but my understanding is I am not to share designs, period. I am getting conflicting advise among my friends and students, so I am coming to the experts for the final word. She tells me she can use my designs in my home, as long as she doesn't take them home with her. Is that true? If so, I should pay for the designs and anyone can "borrow" them? Can I charge her to use them if it is even legal/moral to let her use them? I don't want to do the wrong thing here, and she is coming over on Wednesday! Help! Thanks in advance, Linda
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Why not encourage these nice ladies to become Cute members? That way they can download the wonderful designs in Designs by Cuties for free, and maybe even those on SewForum? If you tell them about the sites, and that those designs are free, it's like you're helping them solve a problem but telling them no to using your designs. Best of luck!
As far as copyright goes, I think you are okay if they use your machine to sew your designs, either ones you have digitized, or have acquired legally. I think you start breaking laws when the file itself is duplicated and given, or sold to another person. At least that's what I think :-)