Submission + - Bead&Button: teaching our designs is unethical (beadandbutton.com)
Big Hairy Goofy Guy writes: "This month's Bead&Button magazine has an editorial (PDF) about ethical behavior as it relates to beadwork designs. For those zealots who believe "information wants to be free" (such as myself) it is a bit surprising that such an ancient art could be subjected to such a strict copyright regime. At one extreme is the question "how should artists and publishers be compensated" and at the other extreme is the question "how can you own a pattern of beads?"
From the article: "It is unethical to teach a beading project ... without the artist's permission." Fill in the ... with "that has appeared in a magazine, book, or website" or with "learned in another teacher's class" It appears that this magazine is concerned only with the first question.
See also: Sarah Feingold's article (PDF) in the same issue on how copyright law applies to beadwork."
From the article: "It is unethical to teach a beading project
See also: Sarah Feingold's article (PDF) in the same issue on how copyright law applies to beadwork."