BellaOnline Forums Beauty and Self Fashion Jewelry Design copyright question

I am new to making jewelry. I want to make and sell my pieces, however I'm affraid I might make a piece similar to someone elses. How can I know that I'm not steping on someone else toes? Or what percentage does the piece have to be different to call my own? Do I get a copywrite?
Thank you =)
Angela :love:

Hi Angela,

Congratulations on your new jewelry making goals! Jewelry making is a lot of fun and very satisfying - and pretty addictive!

Questions of copyright aren't always "cut and dry." Unfortunately, I'm not currently licensed to practice law, so I cannot give you any legal advice.

I can, however, direct you to some Internet resources on copyright that I've found helpful.

First, the U.S. Copyright Office provides good information on their website: [url=BellaOnline ALERT: For anti-spam reasons, we restrict the number of URLs allowed in a given post. You have exceeded our maximum number of URLs.

Good info to know, Chris.

Thanks, Nicci!

The Jewelry Making Editor, Faith, has actually written an entire eBook on this subject since I first replied to this post.

It's available in BellaOnline's new eBook Shop here:

http://www.bellaonline.com/ebooks/ebook45

Awesome...Of course this is relevant to our business. Thanks again! Nicci