Re: rec-arts.scarecrow ?

In article <FLE...@dictionopolis.cse.psu.edu>,
Felix Lee <fle...@cse.psu.edu> wrote:
>an99451:
>>will make a prediction that not long after the rec group is formed, we will
>>find that the scarecrow will be featured in the traditional press in an
>>article on the ascii art form -- watch for it -- it's happened before.
>
>Adam Kendall:
>>Wanna tell everyone where this has happened before?
>
>Two examples off the top of my head.  Howard Rheingold, the creator
>and original moderator of sci.virtual-worlds, has published several
>books on virtual reality.  Brad Templeton, the creator and original
>moderator of rec.humor.funny, has published several collections based
>on it.

So there are people out in the world that use the material of others
and turn a rpofit.  I don't exactly see where Scarecrow fits in.  From
what I have seen from all his collections he breaks his neck to find
the name of the original artist so credit can made to that artist.

>I find stuff like this pretty innocuous.  If Scarecrow wants to spend
>the time to put together an ascii-art book, good for him.  Getting the
>copyright clearances may be more trouble than it's worth though.
>(Hmm, I'm not sure how Brad Templeton managed it.)

If Scarecrow would publish a book I would be the first to buy it (besides
maybe his immediate family but then they would have the unfair advantage
of knowing when it was due out in stores).  I think that Scarecrow would
write a book based on mainly his own material and then if need be ASK
for the premissions of the artists before outting anything of that sort
in print.  It really sounds to me that you are very untrusting of 
Scarecrow though I fail to find any reason to be so. 

-- 
:::::~~:::::~~~~::::::~~:::::~~:::~~::::::::::::::M:Adam:Kendall::::::::::::::
::::~::~::::~:::~::::~::~::::~:~:~:~:::::::::::::Computer:Science:::::::::::::
:::~~~~~~:::~:::~:::~~~~~~:::~::~::~:::::::::::::Ohio:University::::::::::::::
:::~::::~:::~~~~::::~::::~:::~:::::~:::::::mke...@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu::::::

Related ASCII art in the Gallery

Explore these categories from our collection of 11,000+ artworks:

   _______
  |.-----.|
  || jgs ||
  ||_   _||
  `--)-(--`
 __[=== o]___
|:::::::::::|\
`-=========-`() 

     ,sSSs
   ,SSSS_/ ,_
   sS/`))\//
  sS//|_(_/      _,
  SS\\\  `""-.-'` /
sSS` jgs-==-'`'-._\

 ___________
|  _______  |
| |       | |
| |       | |
| |       | |
| |_______| |
|___________|

//O\\

|\/\/\/|
|      |
|      |
| (o)(o)
C      _)
 | ,___|
 |   /
/____\

|HHHHH/"\"\HHHHHHH|
|HH`\|_.-)'|/'dP,H|
|Hb.`\\_/_//'.oddH|
|HHHb|`.\/\,'|HHHH|
|HHHHHb/\/\/|HHHHH|
|"""""""""""""""""|
| |"" /\ \  / |"" |
| |__/--\ \/  __| |

Make your own ASCII art

Turn images, text or 3D into ASCII, or draw your own – right in your browser.