Why would anyone pay for a design template, when they can just go to any website they want, download it for free, change it to their liking, and use it?
Most people are pretty liberal about taking CSS/HTML code from websites to use as a model for their own websites. As long as you don't rip off people's images, exact color schemes, etc., the underlying code tends to be pretty generic and fairly immune from any sort of copyright prosecution. And who would want a website that looks a lot like someone else's?
Can you tell me about a use case or two you imagine? Who buys someone else's templates? What sort of person or business? What do they do with the template afterwards... do they change it, or do you imagine the web will be like Blogger where 4 templates rule millions of sites?
I imagine that it will be hard to make this market, when people already expect to get this for free. You're asking the wrong questions... everyone would be willing to sell their templates, but you should be asking who would be willing to buy.
Most people are pretty liberal about taking CSS/HTML code from websites to use as a model for their own websites. As long as you don't rip off people's images, exact color schemes, etc., the underlying code tends to be pretty generic and fairly immune from any sort of copyright prosecution. And who would want a website that looks a lot like someone else's?
Can you tell me about a use case or two you imagine? Who buys someone else's templates? What sort of person or business? What do they do with the template afterwards... do they change it, or do you imagine the web will be like Blogger where 4 templates rule millions of sites?
I imagine that it will be hard to make this market, when people already expect to get this for free. You're asking the wrong questions... everyone would be willing to sell their templates, but you should be asking who would be willing to buy.