Re: Pete!

Martin Atkins wrote:
> 
[snip]
> 
> My cartoon characters aren`t that much bigger than Pete's:
[snip of "toons"]
> 
> But I would still get angry if anyone meliciously defaced them. I suppose I
> am stating copyright, although up till now I have just assumed intelectual
> copyright. My copyright requirements are much the same as Pete's... I don`t
> mind people making up stories for the characters, so long as no insult or
> 'piss taking' is involved.
> Colin ..... I don`t mind if you want to compare James 'n' Dave to "silly
> cows"! (although I suspect you wouldn`t want to)
> 
> Bye!
> 
> -Martin
> 
> (This is a light hearted message, and nothing I have said about anyone is
> intended to be taken too seriously - but my fair copyright conditions are
> fairly serious comments. Please don`t start defacing my toons and insulting
> me as a result of this message... no insult is intended.)

Martin,i think you are issuing a license for use of your "toons"
here.You are saying "Copyright conditions" and "copyright requirements"
but these things are standard.Your conditions for use are what would
be called a license not "my fair copyright conditions".Hope you
see what I am saying.I posted a long document here in the ng about
Copyright,look it up,its got some nice links.
Also,i might add,it is perfectly allright to make parodies of
any copyrighted material,even if the owner of the copyright
doesnt approve.So even your license doesnt protect you in any
legal way from some one making a offensive diddle or parody of
your "toons".
Martin,Please dont take this personaly,i am hoping more people
than just you will read this and understand what i am saying.I
am just using your post as a nice place to inject this message.

Also,Many posters here are yapping about "Copyright" without knowing
the first thing about the subject.This is confusing to newbies and
regulars alike.
Here are some highlites about copyright that are relevant to
recent events here in this ng.I suggest any readers look this
up for themselves as well,to get a better understanding.

1.)any work of art is copyrighted when it is created,even if the 
   author doesnot state so when he/she publishes it.

2.)a story line or subject matter maybe copyrighted. i.e. i cant
   write a new "Starwars" story with out getting permission from
   the original author of the original story.

3.)copyrighted material _may_ be republished without permissiom
   for educational purposes,and for other "fair use" purposes.

4.)Parodies of copyrighted material are legal to make.I can make
   up parodies of "Starwars" if i want and no one can do a damn
   thing about it.I can make a new "tie" fighter to add to the 
   "tie" fighter ascii art collection and not fear any legal
   action,because they are parodies,not copyright infringements.

5.)Copyright issues are a continuing subject of confusion in
   this newsgroup and readers need to educate themselves about
   it.Posters here should read about copyright law b4 posting
   thier opinion about copyrights and confusing the real issues
   with myths.

6.) this _is_ a unmoderated newsgroup so take everything here 
    with a grain of salt and and hope for the best.

7.)I am your god and you must send me money,or i will be poor.

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