DMCA COPYRIGHT POLICY

Sewing Patterns Space respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects our users to do the same.

COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP

All content on this website (articles, images, graphics, design) is owned by [Your Site Name] or used with permission unless otherwise noted.

Sewing pattern images, designer logos, and pattern covers are the property of their respective designers and are used under fair use for commentary, review, and education purposes.

USING OUR CONTENT

WITH PERMISSION (No authorization needed):

  • Sharing our posts on social media with proper attribution
  • Pinning our images to Pinterest (encouraged!)
  • Quoting brief excerpts (under 200 words) with a link back to the original post
  • Using our content for personal, non-commercial purposes

REQUIRES WRITTEN PERMISSION:

  • Republishing entire articles or substantial portions
  • Using our original images on your website or commercial projects
  • Translating our content to other languages for publication
  • Any commercial use of our content

PATTERN DESIGNER COPYRIGHTS

Pattern images, designer logos, and pattern previews are owned by the original pattern designers. We use these images under fair use for:

  • Pattern reviews and commentary
  • Educational purposes
  • Linking to pattern sources

If you are a pattern designer and wish to have your pattern removed from our site, please contact us.

DMCA TAKEDOWN REQUESTS

If you believe content on our Site infringes your copyright, submit a DMCA takedown notice to [your email] with:

  1. Your contact information (name, address, email, phone)
  2. Description of the copyrighted work you claim is infringed
  3. URL or location of the allegedly infringing material on our Site
  4. A statement that you have a good faith belief the use is not authorized
  5. A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner
  6. Your physical or electronic signature

We will respond within 10 business days.

COUNTER-NOTIFICATION

If you believe content was removed in error, you may file a counter-notification containing:

  1. Your contact information
  2. Identification of the removed content and its former location
  3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the content was removed by mistake
  4. Your consent to jurisdiction of federal court
  5. Your physical or electronic signature

REPEAT INFRINGER POLICY

We will terminate access for users who repeatedly infringe copyrights.

CONTACT

DMCA Agent: [Your Name]
Email: [your email]
Address: [your business address]

Last Updated: [Date]