Thank you Fran, for that reminder and clarification. While I very well could work out a licensing agreement to use a current corset pattern, I'm still leaning towards going back to the primary sources to develope one. Yes, I could easily be wasting my time in the end, but because the concept is unique, I think it's best to at least start that route.
I'm also keeping long-term goals in mind. If I started off using another company's pattern to make corsets and sell them, what happens when I want to branch out into a different style? I would either have to start completley new then so I can call it my own, or use another company's pattern. How soon do you just become a maker of one company? I would rather have things by my work, patterns that I can work to fit other styles and perhaps even eras. And perhaps I'm just stubborn and need to try it my way first - If that's the case, then I fully accept any and all warnings that I was foolish to insist upon "re-inventing the wheel." (sorry if my attempt at humor doesn't get across as intended!) But definitely thanks for that reminder! Michael Deibert OAS AAS LLS On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Lavolta Press <f...@lavoltapress.com>wrote: > > The Laughing Moon one is the only corset pattern I"ve used with gores, >> but since I started with fantasy corsets, I haven't used many historical >> patterns,i nstead I've developed my own and modified others for myself. >> > > I'm not sure a see a need for a Victorian corset pattern people would call > "generic" (even though it's not). A number of them are already on the > market. Re copyright issues: > > What is copyrighted is the pattern, illustrations, and instructions. > Whether a company restricts if the pattern can be used for garments made for > sale, and if so how many garments and under what circumstances, is a > licensing issue. Getting a license is a question of formally asking > permission and possibly, paying for it. Also, of getting consent in writing > with a signature. I think Butterick/Simplicity/Vogue and McCall's require > licenses. With smaller companies the issue varies. > > What I am getting at is, if you like a Laughing Moon or Past Patterns > corset pattern (Past Patterns has published several excellent corset > patterns), I suggest contacting the company, saying you want to make > garments for sale, and asking if that is acceptable to them. If they say > yes, you have saved yourself a lot of trouble. > > Fran > Lavolta Press > Books of historic clothing patterns > www.lavoltapress.com > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
