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I create rhinestone designs to apply to t-shirts, bags, caps, vehicles (decals), etc. I'm a one woman show, meaning I own the business and do everything. I purchased a rhinestone template from a Company that I downloaded and could use to create my rhinestone transfers. BUT once I got the design, I realized I didn't like the quality of the work, so I re-created it from scratch using Corel to design it and then used different software to create where the stones would go. Then I manually placed the stones where I wanted them.
Basically this design is a letter "M" a Football Design and another letter "M". So it reads "MOM" with the "O" being a Football. The design I created it bigger, has more stones in the design and the stones are placed differently than the other Company's. That Company is saying that I cannot sell the design template I created for others to use because it's the same layout as theirs...is that true? Or can I only not sell THEIR design?
In dealing with sports decals and t-shirts, I wouldn't think that would be a very "original" idea. I see lots of "MOM" designs where they replace the "O" with the sports ball.
I create rhinestone designs to apply to t-shirts, bags, caps, vehicles (decals), etc. I'm a one woman show, meaning I own the business and do everything. I purchased a rhinestone template from a Company that I downloaded and could use to create my rhinestone transfers. BUT once I got the design, I realized I didn't like the quality of the work, so I re-created it from scratch using Corel to design it and then used different software to create where the stones would go. Then I manually placed the stones where I wanted them.
Basically this design is a letter "M" a Football Design and another letter "M". So it reads "MOM" with the "O" being a Football. The design I created it bigger, has more stones in the design and the stones are placed differently than the other Company's. That Company is saying that I cannot sell the design template I created for others to use because it's the same layout as theirs...is that true? Or can I only not sell THEIR design?
In dealing with sports decals and t-shirts, I wouldn't think that would be a very "original" idea. I see lots of "MOM" designs where they replace the "O" with the sports ball.