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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 13 Aug 1994.
Talk: Is it OK to copy ASCII art?

Talk: Is it OK to copy ASCII art?

In article <32gp53$7m...@gagme.wwa.com>,
Ralph Niewmierzycki <ral...@informix.com> wrote:
>
>I just started browsing this newsgroup and I want to congratulate you on your
>talent with ascii art.  I also have one quick question.  Are these art 
>pictures copyrighted in any way?  If I want to use one in my sig, do I 
>have to ask the author?  I am refering to all the art in the newsgroup.  
>Thanks.
I suppose SOME of the work may be copyrighted but I sure havent noticed.
I mean what's the point of an artist posting a pic if he DOESN'T want people
messing/saving/printing it... As a general rule if you have the 
creator's/artist's name someone in/on the picture people don't mind.

Although when in doubt "ask the artist of the picture you want to use if it's 
okay with him/her"

Lots of people use other people's pictures in their sigs <and sigs are so 
small MOST people don't care if you snag a pic for it>  you don't HAVE to keep 
the name on a sig picture ..or atleast "I" don't..but don't EVER try to say YOU 
made something weither for sigs or pictures if you did NOT.  People usually
get ticked when you do that :^)


I've talked too long <grin>,
--

'##::::'##:'########:'########::'##:::::::'####:'##:::'##: "When I die I want
 ###::'###: ##.....:: ##.... ##: ##:::::::. ##:: ###:: ##:   to go like my
 ####'####: ##::::::: ##:::: ##: ##:::::::: ##:: ####: ##: granddad, peaceful
 ## ### ##: ######::: ########:: ##:::::::: ##:: ## ## ##:  and in his sleep, 
 ##: #: ##: ##...:::: ##.. ##::: ##:::::::: ##:: ##. ####:    not like his 
 ##:.:: ##: ##::::::: ##::. ##:: ##:::::::: ##:: ##:. ###: passengers, yelling
 ##:::: ##: ########: ##:::. ##: ########: ####: ##::. ##:   and hysterical."
..:::::..::........::..:::::..::........::....::..::::..::

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From: mer...@brahms.udel.edu (Daniel Ed Wieczorek)
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Subject: Talk: Is it OK to copy ASCII art?
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