Copyright

So there is a reason I decided to wait to open our shop until after the holidays.  First of all, I have enough to make for my own Christmas, I don't have time to help others with theirs.  Second of all, my husband leaves January 2nd for Training, and I'd rather spend this last month with him than totally wrapped up in a store, which I know I will be, especially at first, as I will obsess over making it perfect.  And third was to do research to make sure that I did everything by the book.

And now I have reached the brick wall that is copyright infringement.

You see originally I honestly believed that putting fandom type items up was okay... but it is starting to seem like I was wrong.  After much debate it is beginning to look like putting up many of the best items will be copyright infringement, and it will be up to the copyright owner of the product to go after me or not.  And I don't want to take the risk.  After much research and debate I sent Etsy a message for any details they could give me.   I'm assuming that their response won't be much different though.

There are plenty of really cute things I have made from no pattern at all.  And making new items is not an issue for me.   Its just that I was kinda counting on the awesome fandoms to really attract customers and get a store going.

Oh well.  I can always ask each company individually for permission to use their characters and likeness....... I'm sure that will go well with ya know, BBC, Nickelodeon, Disney, and so on.  I do think it might go over better with Notch though.  What do you think?

I don't think it is fair that I will go though so much when so many people are illegally posting items without copyright permission.

Good thing, I learned I should copyright my own intellectual property so that I am not ripped off =D.  Now to figure out how exactly to go about that.  Hopefully the awesome Etsy staff will be able to give me a few pointers after they respond.  And I think I will begin my begging with Notch.  They are the least scary to me lol, and, I believe, will be the most accepting of fandom arts.

on a side note......
look at my doily =DD
It's almost done.

I hate doilies.  They are evil.

but oh so beautiful.. ;(