Comments | emmacrew: Unethical, my ass.

emmacrew

Unethical, my ass.

Mar 24, 2005 01:46

If I get flamed for my responses here or here, I'm off knitting for a while ( Read more... )

Comments 13

bigballofyarn March 24 2005, 10:12:07 UTC

People get so ticked off whenever anything has a cost associated with it! What is going on with kids today? And, more importantly, how the hell are they going to eat when they crawl out of their parents' wallets?

huaman March 24 2005, 19:20:43 UTC

The crochet community's been having some of that same whole dynamic, too. Really, really, really exhausting.

danielavision March 24 2005, 10:43:30 UTC

Hey Em...

I think it's funny that people post comments about things they don't research first, like who actually owns the copyright and in addition, don't pick up things like the fact that the designer was credited in the listing and whatnot. I sell my designs to a local store with a yarnshop, and yes, one of them has been on Knitty (as you already know.) But, a VAST majority of people in the area don't have internet, ESPECIALLY the ones who are over a certain age and knit. Besides, it's my copyright (again, something you're well familiar with.)

Above all, I just chalked it up to ignorance of how things actually are... and I've notice the trend that the community is getting younger and younger and younger (not that it's necessarily a bad thing, it's just an observation.)

rmd March 24 2005, 12:55:42 UTC

i am resisting my urge to snark at or about these people. just so you know.

rmd March 24 2005, 12:55:54 UTC

but only barely.

POWAR firni March 24 2005, 18:14:31 UTC

GIVE IN TO TEH DARK SIDE OF TEH FORCE

emmacrew March 24 2005, 23:42:07 UTC

To snark directly, you'd have to join knitting. Not worth it.

krisw March 24 2005, 16:07:06 UTC

Fortunately, the vast majority seem to just be concerned that some unethical person yanked a pattern and is selling it sans permission to make a quick buck on someone else's work, more than OMG selling patterns is BAD because everything should be FREE!1!!111eleventy!one!1!

And me, I agree with you. =)

faecat March 24 2005, 16:17:53 UTC

I agree with you too. :)

emmacrew March 24 2005, 23:31:05 UTC

Yeah. But then it diverted to "OMG PREYING ON THOSE WITHOUT INTERNET" and.. rrr.

krisw March 25 2005, 00:56:58 UTC

true. I think that's about the point where I simply stopped following the thread... I'm not much for confrontation =)

greyaenigma March 25 2005, 01:31:17 UTC

There's one person in the Go club that whenever I discuss anything that isn't perfectly free, gets this look of smug distate on her face. Bugs the hell out of me.