[agaboric]

I have a coulpe books authored by Mike Shipley and the paterns in the book are his work. So my question is, say I carve a couple of his paterns up and some wants to purchase one, would I be allowed to sell them and or do I need to state somewhere on the carving the person whose patern that belongs to? I feel it is better safe than sorry in this day and age where you have to watch everything you do.
Thanks in advance.
Andy

[TreeWizard]

If you purchased the book, you also purchased the right to use the patterns. The author received his cut when you bought the book.

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

Sure you can sell them, don't represent it as your design/pattern...not a big thing to say "I carved this based on so and so's pattern" Its still your work...

[mdallensr]

What you're not allowed to do is reproduce the book or patterns, in any form, to sell or give away. Mike

[agaboric]

thank you everyone, that answers my question. Not that I plan on striking it rich selling carvings (how sweet would that be!) but you know how the world is anymore, everything has some legal disclaimer or something. But thank you everyone!

[chuckbolton]

if u are like i am-- i can use the same pattern and the faces anyway dont look alike on any two. on the other hand-- i hope u arent like me-- that you are better