tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581147.post3328493607798241455..comments2024-01-08T08:57:17.157+00:00Comments on Rod McKie Illustrations and Cartoons: Snyder, Robin Snyder...Ditko SquadRod McKiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322224888246015883noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581147.post-64424120653098512412008-07-24T23:09:00.000+00:002008-07-24T23:09:00.000+00:00Bill, thank you for the kind words. I've cut the ...Bill, thank you for the kind words. I've cut the post down.<BR/><BR/>I have to say, it is my intention at some stage to blog on IPC's Power comics which published, largely, Marvel reprints. The Ditko Spiderman stories look marvelous and of course they are line drawings. For me, they symbolise the comic and Neil Gaiman waxes lyrical on those publications in the intro to Albion.<BR/><BR/>Now IPC will claim copyright on the entire comic, but they surely only bought the right to reproduce Spiderman in the UK on one rights basis and perhaps a second use in the POW! annual. But, at the same time, the text, the POW! comic, is an important artifact in the development of British comics and I'll be viewing it as a British text, and interpreting the law in that context.<BR/><BR/>My intention would be to reproduce the entire Spiderman episode from one issue of the comic, but not the entire comic.<BR/><BR/>I find it difficult to believe that this action would place Spiderman or POW! in the public domain, but I certainly wouldn't want the Marvel suits up my yazoo saying it might.Rod McKiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322224888246015883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581147.post-51052462357041378472008-07-24T22:39:00.000+00:002008-07-24T22:39:00.000+00:00That makes it clear enough Bill, I certainly would...That makes it clear enough Bill, I certainly wouldn't want to be cited as the person who placed the publication in the Public Domain, that would horrify me. I had no idea that could be argued.<BR/><BR/>-------------------------------<BR/><BR/>I don't think Skarab meant that any 'fairly obscure' work is fair game and copyright can be ignored -I think, bearing in mind he knows I'm based in the UK, he was getting at the relative obscurity to my handful of regular readers.<BR/><BR/>As far Witzend goes, I wanted anyone popping in to see what was, clearly, a very special publication as is, rather than pages of incomplete and bitty stories from several issues, <BR/>but, if Bill's fears are well-founded, then I think it would be safer cutting the page count down.Rod McKiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322224888246015883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581147.post-19351815764885533812008-07-24T22:20:00.000+00:002008-07-24T22:20:00.000+00:00"fairly obscure": I can't see whether something is..."fairly obscure": I can't see whether something is obscure or not has anything to do with "fair use" or copyrights.<BR/><BR/>"others might": Yes, this is how erosion of copyright happens. As I recall, a chap who put up a Betty Boop site over a decade ago was surprised when he heard from King Features' lawyer. Sad and frustrated, he explained to his readers that he couldn't understand why they were asking him to cease and desist. Didn't they understand that he <I>loved</I> Betty Boop?<BR/><BR/>Bhob @ <A HREF="http://potrzebie.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Potrzebie</A>Bhobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281438622988146331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581147.post-62771448595438962722008-07-24T18:30:00.000+00:002008-07-24T18:30:00.000+00:00Rod, If your intent was to describe Witzend, you c...Rod, If your intent was to describe Witzend, you could have reproduced a page or two from every story in an issue, which is acceptable as a provision of the copyright laws, but not entire stories which were copyrighted by the individual creators.<BR/>That's piracy, which is about as bad as forgery, which I see from another post you disapprove.<BR/>Maybe you don't intend to publish these stories elsewhere, but others might, and if challenged, claim your publication of them on your blog put them in public domain.<BR/>I accept your explanation of your understanding of Fair Use, and that you had no devious intention, but please don't do it again.<BR/>Thank you for your complimentary comments about Steve Ditko, Wallace Wood and Witzend.<BR/>Bill Pearson, publisher of WitzendBill Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984686148001921642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581147.post-75901532763574604782008-07-23T23:24:00.000+00:002008-07-23T23:24:00.000+00:00I'm waiting on him posting here, so far he has bee...I'm waiting on him posting here, so far he has been emailing me.<BR/><BR/>His objection seems to be that the story is complete, and he has quoted a piece of copyright law that is really intended to cover and protect an entire book - such as Against the Grain. I mean, a review that used every single page of a 120 page book, including the covers would clearly not be a review, but you can't argue that down to any size publication or you couldn't reproduce a poster.<BR/><BR/>I'm not mental about keeping it there as a point of principle or anything, I'd lob off a couple of pages no problem, but I can't see what Robin Snyder is getting at. which is why I'm leaving the posts open for him to say. <BR/><BR/>I mean, I checked to see who had highlighted the page and the technocrati link lead to an art community who were knocked out by The Rejects (that character minus the bunny ears could be Bone) and not so interested in Mister A. <BR/><BR/>Another was interested in Witzend's role in the mini-comics universe, which is interesting, given its size; but I know where they were coming from.<BR/><BR/>Me, I'm looking at work like Bone and at some Manga and at the Bizarro anthologies and The Rejects looks and reads like it could slot into any publication today. It's a brilliant piece of work.<BR/><BR/>http://potrzebie.blogspot.com/Rod McKiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322224888246015883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581147.post-67699567256252819162008-07-23T15:56:00.000+00:002008-07-23T15:56:00.000+00:00Where do Snyder's comments appear? Rod, note that ...Where do Snyder's comments appear? Rod, note that my story "The Rejects" appears in my book <I>Against the Grain</I> where it is covered by not one but two copyrights.Bhobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281438622988146331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581147.post-52037701776549883842008-07-21T23:19:00.000+00:002008-07-21T23:19:00.000+00:00Hey Skarab, I have no idea why Robin Snyder's pant...Hey Skarab, I have no idea why Robin Snyder's panties are in a bunch about this, as I pointed out I love the Ditko pages, but they are not what the post is all about, the post is about Witzend. It was Wally Wood who went to the trouble of putting it all together and a narrow focus on Ditko's input is missing the point altogether.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps Robin Synder has some other agenda. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I don't understand why I had to okay the comments - maybe that has put RS off, I'll try to find out why everyone can't post freely.Rod McKiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322224888246015883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581147.post-18894472793532295282008-07-21T15:04:00.000+00:002008-07-21T15:04:00.000+00:00Rod- I think if your intent was to sell reproducti...Rod- I think if your intent was to sell reproductions of this art to profit yourself that would cross the copyright line. I *think* this falls under fair use, as the work is fairly obscure and deserves to be seen by a wider audience. <BR/>That's just my opinion though.Gerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361836428885324631noreply@blogger.com