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(Draft) Table of Contents for the Book
Part One: Learning from Quilting Projects
Sticking to the Pattern
Free Motion Quilting
Imperfect Quilting
Tools and Techniques
Unfun Triangles
Simple Quilts
Panels
Modern Quilting
Traditional quilting
Amish
Old quilts
Civil War reproductions
Hawaiian Quilts
Foundation Paper Piecing
Part Two: Copyright Topics
A. General Topics (through quilting concepts)
What is copyright?
Ideas versus Expression
Merger Doctrine/Blank Forms Rule
Main, Underlying, and Derivative
Building Blocks
Modern Quilting
Selection, Arrangement, and Coordination
Modicum of Creativity
Independent Creation
Copyright notice
Copyright Registration
Copyright Infringement
Notice and Take Down
Fair Use
Duration
Attribution
Licensing
Exclusive Rights
First Sale Doctrine
Transformative (fair) use versus Derivative Works
Etsy
Pinterest and Other Inspirations
B. Specific Issues
Copyright and Fabric
Building Blocks
Part Four: Other Considerations
Endorsements versus sponsorships
Trademark
Right of Publicity
Patents
Trade Secrets
Podcasting (Legal Questions)
Part Three: The Interviews
Part Five: Economics
The economics of Quilting
The economics of Copyright
The intersection: the spectrum of activities
The ecosystem of quilting
Part Six: Communities, History, and Field trips
Strong House - A Quilting Retreat
Gee’s Bend
Houston Quilt Market
The Shops Along the Way
Museums
Friendships.
Part Seven: Nightly quilting - What I learned Along the Way