Let me be perfectly clear. I work in academics and I am more than familiar with copyright law. Even in academic settings, up to 10% of a work is allowed to be used for educational and/or private study purposes without violating copyright.

I made this post clearly with the purpose of understanding the portion of the pattern I posted, in order to interpret it and learn the techniques I would need in order to complete my project.

The first 13 rows were necessary in order to provide the information required for my questions to be answered and I followed exactly the rules as outlined by the sub: #2, #6 and #7. I made complete reference to the author of the work and the book in which the pattern is found.

Additionally, I did not post anywhere near 10% of the work. It’s a blanket-the first 13 rows are not enough information to know how the pattern functions.

Furthermore, I would suggest that if you are going to mod this sub on the basis of copyright, that you read very clearly the entirety of what is applicable for myself and many others: the Canadian Copyright Act (and also follow up on American Copyright Law), I have provided the applicable section below.

I would have expected a sub like r/knitting to be inclusive and welcoming and I am very surprised to have this kind of response to a post from someone like myself who has been respectful of all the rules in the sub and is interested in learning how to knit more complex projects such as this one.

This is my first post on this sub and if you expect more clear outlines on how questions like this should be presented-that needs to go in the rules and guidelines section so that new members are able to follow your apparent expectations.

I expect to hear nothing further on this issue and if you feel my post is simply ‘skating too close to copyright violations’ you are welcome to remove it with full knowledge that you have completely discouraged me from thinking that this is a community where I can receive helpful advice in a welcoming fashion.

http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-42/FullText.html

Exceptions

Fair Dealing

Research, private study, etc.

29 Fair dealing for the purpose of research, private study, education, parody or satire does not infringe copyright. R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 29; R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 7; 1994, c. 47, s. 61; 1997, c. 24, s. 18; 2012, c. 20, s. 21.

Criticism or review

29.1 Fair dealing for the purpose of criticism or review does not infringe copyright if the following are mentioned:

    (a) the source; and

    (b) if given in the source, the name of the
    (i) author, in the case of a work,

    (ii) performer, in the case of a performer’s performance,

    (iii) maker, in the case of a sound recording, or

    (iv) broadcaster, in the case of a communication signal.

    1997, c. 24, s. 18.

Non-commercial User-generated Content

Non-commercial user-generated content

    29.21 (1) It is not an infringement of copyright for an individual to use an existing work or other subject-matter or copy of one, which has been published or otherwise made available to the public, in the creation of a new work or other subject-matter in which copyright subsists and for the individual — or, with the individual’s authorization, a member of their household — to use the new work or other subject-matter or to authorize an intermediary to disseminate it, if
    (a) the use of, or the authorization to disseminate, the new work or other subject-matter is done solely for non-commercial purposes;

    (b) the source — and, if given in the source, the name of the author, performer, maker or broadcaster — of the existing work or other subject-matter or copy of it are mentioned, if it is reasonable in the circumstances to do so;

    (c) the individual had reasonable grounds to believe that the existing work or other subject-matter or copy of it, as the case may be, was not infringing copyright; and

    (d) the use of, or the authorization to disseminate, the new work or other subject-matter does not have a substantial adverse effect, financial or otherwise, on the exploitation or potential exploitation of the existing work or other subject-matter — or copy of it — or on an existing or potential market for it, including that the new work or other subject-matter is not a substitute for the existing one.

    Marginal note:
Definitions
(2) The following definitions apply in subsection (1).

intermediary means a person or entity who regularly provides space or means for works or other subject-matter to be enjoyed by the public. (intermédiaire)


use means to do anything that by this Act the owner of the copyright has the sole right to do, other than the right to authorize anything. (utiliser)



    2012, c. 20, s. 22.

Reproduction for Private Purposes

Reproduction for private purposes

    29.22 (1) It is not an infringement of copyright for an individual to reproduce a work or other subject-matter or any substantial part of a work or other subject-matter if
    (a) the copy of the work or other subject-matter from which the reproduction is made is not an infringing copy;

    (b) the individual legally obtained the copy of the work or other subject-matter from which the reproduction is made, other than by borrowing it or renting it, and owns or is authorized to use the medium or device on which it is reproduced;

    (c) the individual, in order to make the reproduction, did not circumvent, as defined in section 41, a technological protection measure, as defined in that section, or cause one to be circumvented;

    (d) the individual does not give the reproduction away; and

    (e) the reproduction is used only for the individual’s private purposes.

    (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), a medium or device includes digital memory in which a work or subject-matter may be stored for the purpose of allowing the telecommunication of the work or other subject-matter through the Internet or other digital network.