"Dear
Melissa,
It
never really was, but people did it and
no one minded. However, with the advent
of the Internet, copying has truely become
problematic. Copyrighted material is being
blatantly copied and reproduced on Web
sites, without obtaining the designer
or publisher's permission.
So
what is legal? You can exchange or sell
entire magazines, books and patterns books-and
the actual pages from those publications.
However, photocopies, along with Internet
files, digital scans or any other reproductions
of copyrighted material are illegal. You'll
notice that we've changed our Crochet
Potpourri information box to reflect these
current guidelines."
-Editor
