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By: Justin Gardner

Justin Gardner — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 05:20:41 +0000

bob, what Joshua said.

The GIF or PNG idea is a good one. I’ve seen that done elsewhere, but I have yet to get around to it. Thanks for the remind.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 23:18:23 +0000

Justin. You eliminated your email address from the letter to better avoid spammers. Then you post it later in your blog. WTF?

Ah, but he put it in a format that is unusable to spammers. Spammers looking for e-mail addresses don’t troll Web sites themselves looking for e-mail addresses; they use bots to do the searching for them. But the bots are looking for text in the format of an e-mail address (username@domain.ext). The “@” and “.” characters are the key.

Another alternative might be to create a GIF or PNG graphic file showing your e-mail address, upload it to an image-hosting service and call it as needed using HTML. Blogs may or may not support posting images in their comments sections, however, and since I’ve not had occasion to try it here, I have no idea whether Donklephant does or not.

By: The Angry Independent

The Angry Independent — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 05:31:50 +0000

Thanks for this warning….

I will try to make sure I avoid using ANYTHING listed on the Cagle site.

Anyone know of any Non-Cagle cartoon sites?

By: bob in fl

bob in fl — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 05:16:28 +0000

Justin. You eliminated your email address from the letter to better avoid spammers. Then you post it later in your blog. WTF?

Your blog seems to indicate you borrowed your cartoons from this outfit. Now ask yourself, “Self, is it really ethical for me to do this.” Just create another image., or talk with them about the offer of retroactive permission to use them. Neither of you can afford any kind of a court fight. when it relly comes down to is, “How important is it?”

By: Justin Gardner

Justin Gardner — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:07:58 +0000

Joe. Email me again. I didn’t get it yet.

My email addy is justinpgardner at yahoo dot com

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By: Ben G.

Ben G. — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 02:45:27 +0000

What a load of crap. Don’t worry about it at all man. No body’s going to really take anyone to court over this.

By: Joe Mummah Jr

Joe Mummah Jr — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 02:04:41 +0000

I just checked their price list for cartoon licenses…it’s$10, since your website is personal. Their lawyer wouldn’t even talk to them on the phone for a $20 license, much less file papers in court, which costs up to $200. I say, if he actually CONTACTS you (by mail or phone), offer to link to his page…if he says no, advise him that you’ll no longer be providing him free marketing…but leave up what’s already up. By the way, he’s concerned about HIS money, not the cartoonists’.

(I have to give you advice offline, so I will email you.)

Here’s a link to their pricing:
http://politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/34bafbce-4156-4483-98e9-b64237d38b17.html

By: rachel

rachel — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:51:32 +0000

What happens to people who get too rigid about their copyrights.

By: DosPeros

DosPeros — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:43:08 +0000

No, it is not worth it. And in all serious, I doubt a Fair Use defense is very strong here. However, it does seem like it wouldn’t be cost-prohibitive for them to go after you. Better safe than sorry when nothing is involved.

By: Joey Mummah

Joey Mummah — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:33:59 +0000

This guy brian@cagle.com is a sales manager, not a lawyer…he may not even have anything to do with the entity which holds copyright to the cartoons. Don’t fall for scams, and if the guy is for real, don’t worry about retroactive license. If you cease when notified, most courts won’t make you pay…most lawyers wouldn’t take it to court if you complied with a CnD letter…plus…PLUSSS…they have to serve you papers to sue you…which means they need your address…he wants to scare you into agreeing to pay him money.

By: Scott's Morning Brew

Scott's Morning Brew — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:03:07 +0000

Personally? I just removed all the cartoons from my site… It probably could be argued successfully… but I wouldn’t have the time or the energy to do something like that.

By: Justin Gardner

Justin Gardner — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:10:05 +0000

Hmmm, that’s tempting DP.

I certainly think this could be argued, but I’m wondering if it’s worth the time.

Thoughts?

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By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:31:27 +0000

I’ll host ya…

By: DosPeros

DosPeros — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:38:01 +0000

I don’t know about you Justin, but when you posted those cartoons, I, at least, got an educational value from them, which would put them firmly in the area of fair use. If you want me to deal with a bully, e-mail me. I won’t even charge your libby-dibby ass.