For those of you who are on high alert about posting photos of quilts to the web from shows, worrying that items might be made of them without copyright permissions etc – consider the fact that you can take ANY photo, identified by maker or not. taken by film in one’s own camera or dragged from a web site and have something made of it. Online or at your local kinkos. In addition, the placement of the maker’s name is subject to the accuracy of the page maker. Incorrect spelling or identification and no contact will be possible. With correct spelling and ID? still possibly no way to track down a maker and worst case, no inclination or knowledge about why permission is needed.
I considered taking down my photos, placed here for the very small number of people, mostly friends, who visit here from time to time. I decided not to. If you have problems or concerns about my photos or if you wish to have your quilt ID’d, please email me at webquilts at quiltr dot com.
Personally, I never take offense if someone says they loved one of my quilts or photos and are using it as a desktop image or screensaver. I’m glad they’re enjoying it for their own use. And who knows – next time they see one of my quilts at a show, they’ll recognize my name and remember my previous quilt they liked.
