1.) If I buy a book that contains a woodworking project plan what are my rights? Can I make the item and sell it for profit if not otherwise disallowed, or can I only make the item for my own personal use?

2.) Can I make copies of the plans to give to a friend who then creates the item and sells it for profit if not otherwise disallowed?

3.) Can I lend the book to my friend allowing him to use the plans to create and then sell the item for profit if not otherwise disallowed?

4.) Can I copy plans out of books and periodicals from my local library,or the internet, creating and then selling the items for profit if not otherwise disallowed?

Woodworkers, what are your thoughts ?

1.Unless the book specifically authorizes you to make items for profit, you may make items for your personal use *only*.

2.No. Both the plans, and the designs they embody, are copyrighted. You may not copy the plans for a friend, and your friend may not sell the item(s) created from them.

3.You may lend the book to him. He may not sell items created from those plans.

4.No. See my response to #2 above. The situation is essentially the same.

Thoughts are really beside the point here. It's *facts* that matter. And it's a fact that nearly everything you're asking about is prohibited by law.