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Reply to "Using Other People's Designs"

Yes, contact each person and ask if s/he is okay with you using the design for the purpose you intend to use it. And ask specifically how s/he wants to be credited if you use his/her work, and honor that request. Designs and photos are copyrighted material, and each copyright holder has the legal right to say how s/he wants his/her work handled.

I make tutorials, and I expect people to try out my designs to learn and grow. I would hope they would credit me as their inspiration if they post their copies of my work. I do not allow people to use my projects to sell classes or in their own tutorials, as this cuts into my own bread and butter. (Exception: If they're using my stencils to make cookies, they can do whatever they want to do with those cookies.) Each designer will likely have a different take on this, which is why you must ask and not assume.

Last edited by Julia M. Usher
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