I've gotten lots of questions about whether the children (or husband!) in your household can use your digital kits. I've asked designers about this, and overwhelmingly the answer is yes! Sharing with your friends? Not so much.
kits are licensed to one user only: the person who purchsed it. Most designers have agreed in message board discussions on the topic that sharing is fine within a household for members of a household -- i.e. a mother buys a kit, her 12 year old daughter can use it. Having friends over to use the kits you bought is a shady area. My best friend digi-scraps and I don't let her use my kits, nor do I ask if I can use her kits. I personally wouldn't feel ok about it, since I know that it not what the designer intended when they sold us those kits.
Kits are not to be shared, except by family members in a household. One designer compared it to a gym membership -- you are the only one who can use your membership. You have to pay extra for a family membership if you want to bring people with you, and if it's a friend who wants one, they have to buy their own.
Hope that clears it up!
Personally,I am a designer... i figure once some one has for it they can share with thier friends... I know several who have purchased from me because they have seen what i make from friends and family... I say with my kits share with your friends just not with your entire internet... but locally go for it.. and i am sorry but i have paid for my software but do you know how many times i have seen designers asking for other software from sharing if you can share softwarre then you should be willing to have your kits shared its a 2 way street
Posted by: chell | May 02, 2009 at 07:05 PM
I don't think it is okay to allow sharing. I have heard of people asking friends to do it but they are usually people with no regard for copyright. Then it is just one step from friends to craft groups etc etc. Vee xx
Posted by: Vee Cassidy | November 11, 2012 at 10:11 PM