Giving credit/obtaining permission to post designs

I recently had a discussion about personal posting guidelines with
another jewelry designer. I've always tended to be very conservative
about this. If I use another artist's focal bead in one of my
designs, I usually email a picture of my design to the artist and ask
her/him if I can post it on WC, or my website. I always give them
credit for the bead. The other designer said when she buys a bead, she
considers it hers and posts it on a blog or website without
permission, but always giving credit to the beadmaker.

Opinions?

Patti
www.pattiwhiteley.com

As a designer, I'd love to get credit for something I've done. But as a
buyer, I believe I own something when I buy it! However, if I do use a
lampworked focal in a design, I do give the maker credit if I know who
he/she is, but I don't think I need to get permission from them to do so.

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"Patti" wrote in message
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I recently had a discussion about personal posting guidelines with
another jewelry designer. I've always tended to be very conservative
about this. If I use another artist's focal bead in one of my
designs, I usually email a picture of my design to the artist and ask
her/him if I can post it on WC, or my website. I always give them
credit for the bead. The other designer said when she buys a bead, she
considers it hers and posts it on a blog or website without
permission, but always giving credit to the beadmaker.

Opinions?

Patti
www.pattiwhiteley.com

I'm always happy to get credit, but I don't expect it as a matter of course.
I'm so flattered when I see my name, though!

--
Kandice Seeber
www.lampwork.net
http://coloraddiction.wordpress.com/
http://kseeber.etsy.com

"Patti" wrote in message
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I recently had a discussion about personal posting guidelines with
another jewelry designer. I've always tended to be very conservative
about this. If I use another artist's focal bead in one of my
designs, I usually email a picture of my design to the artist and ask
her/him if I can post it on WC, or my website. I always give them
credit for the bead. The other designer said when she buys a bead, she
considers it hers and posts it on a blog or website without
permission, but always giving credit to the beadmaker.

Opinions?

Patti
www.pattiwhiteley.com

On Mar 3, 1:00 pm, "Kandice Seeber" wrote:
I'm always happy to get credit, but I don't expect it as a matter of course.
I'm so flattered when I see my name, though!

--
Kandice Seeber
www.lampwork.net
http://coloraddiction.wordpress.com/
http://kseeber.etsy.com

Glad to see somebody like you (who makes beads) comment
on this. When I use something made by somebody whose name
I know I tend to not only mention the name but put a link to the
website if they have one (e.g. Kalera). But I've never asked "can
I use your beads in this?".

As I don't make much jewelry at the moment I don't have a lot
of occasion to do so ...

Aloha,
Maren
HiloBeads: Beads - Beading Supplies - Hand-made Jewelry
http://www.hilobeads.com/
Blog at: http://hilobeads.blogspot.com/
(still got to update the blog. Got to sort Job's Tears too.
And cut seed bead hanks apart.)