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I published the offsets in the book with the intention that people could build boats from them without paying me any additional fee. The published plans are not in the public domain, I reserve all rights. I would feel ripped off if you started producing my designs for resale as you would be making a profit off my intelectual property. I would feel entitled to a cut of the profit.
From a business stand point I _hope_ you buy a set of plans, as this helps support me. When I sell full-sized plans, it is with the understanding that you will only build one boat from the plans. I depend on the fair play of boat builders to give me credit (ie $$$) for my work. The book supplies some of this, but the plans supply more.
> Recently I visited another boatbuilding site and read part of a discussion
> about using published study plans to build from without remunerating the
> designer. I'd first like to hear from anyone who knows what is actually
> legal. Then I'd like to hear from some of the designers about their
> feelings. It seems to me that when someone like Nick publishes his designs
> in book form that whoever buys the book should be able to build for his
> own use. How about it, Nick? Do you feel cheated if someone builds from
> your book without buying the full-size plans? Regards, Tom
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Guillemot Kayak - High
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