KnitWiki:Copyrights
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[edit] Your Rights
[edit] The Creative Commons Licence
When you write an article in the KnitWiki you are agreeing to publication under the rules of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License
This means that you retain the copyright to your work, but you are granting permission to others to use your work in the following ways.
You are allowing others: * to Share -- to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work * to Remix -- to make derivative works Under the following conditions: * Attribution. They must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor. * Noncommercial. They may not use this work for commercial purposes. * Share Alike. If they alter, transform, or build upon this work, they may distribute the resulting work only under a license identical to this one. For any reuse or distribution, they must make clear to others the license terms of this work. Any of these conditions can be waived if they get permission from the copyright holder.
[edit] Other People's Rights
[edit] Can I add a copyrighted article written by someone else?
You may add an article that is copyrighted to another person only if you have their express permission. This means that you must ask them for specific permission to add their work to the KnitWiki and they must understand and agree to their work being published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License
[edit] Vintage Patterns and Articles
[edit] When is a pattern in the public domain?
Because of the international nature of the internet, this is a very complex question. It all depends on where you are.
[edit] No Matter Where You Are
If a work was published before 1923 it is in the public domain
[edit] If you are in Australia
Vintage articles in the KnitWiki will be published under the same rules that I publish vintage patterns on the rest of the Knitting-and.com website. These guidelines are the result of seeking professional advice relating directly to publishing vintage craft patterns on the internet and further research into recent changes in Australian copyright due to trade agreements between Australia and the US.
If a craft pattern is copyrighted to an individual:
- If you can prove the date of the author's death is prior to January 1955 then the pattern is in the public domain.
- If the proven date of the author's death falls after January 1955 then the pattern will fall into the public domain 70 years after the proven date of death.
If a craft pattern is copyrighted to a company with no mention of the individual who designed it, is designed from within a company by a hired designer, is published anonymously or under a pseudonym:
- If you can prove the date of first publication is prior to January 1955 then the pattern is in the public domain regardless of whether it has been republished.
- If the proven date of first publication falls after January 1955 then the pattern will fall into the public domain 70 years after the proven date of first publication.
[edit] If You Reside Outside of Australia
According to the Berne Convention, vintage works must be published according the copyright laws of the country in which you reside.
View the Wikipedia article on copyright for more information.
[edit] What if a public domain pattern has been reprinted?
If a work that is in the public domain has been reprinted it is morally best not to make the pattern available unless you have an original printing.
For example: If you purchase a copy of a public domain knitting pattern from YesterKnits, you could not add that pattern to the KnitWiki. However, if you owned an original printing of a pattern that YesterKnits sells then you may add the pattern to the KnitWiki
[edit] External Links
The Australian Copyright Council
