Do you copy? A word about scraplifting
Scrapbooking is a fun and exciting way for people to
express their thoughts, photos, memorabilia,
journals and family history. Attending meets, swaps
and crops can be a great way to share and learn with
others who have similar interest.
However, when you open yourself up to these
situations, you take the chance that someone just
might decide to copy yourwork. Yes, you are
there to share and learn, but not to
let others take all of your hard earned
ideas and exploit them for their own.
Some people immediately feel they should get their
scrapbooks copyrighted. This is not necessary. One
way to get around this is to agree to
scraplifting.
Scraplifting is a term used loosely by some scrapbookers.
It describes the process of seeing scrapbook layouts or
ideas in magazines or on theWeb and copying them for your
own layout(s).
Most scrapbookers are happy to share their ideas with
others because they