And thus my point is made! Calvin peeing on "whatever" is a parody and not a copyright violation, no different than Underdog with a "W" on his shirt.
And I completely agree with Big Al Yank's ability to play around with other peoples material for fun. Calvin peeing on something, is done in fun as well...and that guy looking for the art for his nephew shouldn't have been flamed over it.
Personally, I think the Calvin guy whizzin on anything is distasteful and it always makes me think the guy driving the vehicle must be dense as a pile of rocks...but I don't see why everyone got in such an uproar over it being copyrighted and stolen material in the other post.
Glenn, I'm smiling over here cause Underdog has been one of my favorites since I was a kid...if you ever get the chance watch Fox News some evening and there is an anchor by the name of John Gibson (I suspect you're quite a bit like me actually...God, family, sportsman, gun lover, conservative, patriotic, Fox News watcher/anti CNN...dare I say Republican?) who I think could be the spittin image and a perfect cast for Simon Bar Sinister if they ever make a hollywood version of Underdog.
In fact I've emailed him telling him so, and strangely enough never heard back
I'll tell you what....if I ever get involved in some nasty litigation...I'd want you on my side...you're a heck of a researcher.
Have a good one.
-------------------- Todd Gill Outside The Lines Potterville, MI
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If you think of the "Donation" to this web site as merely "Paying Your Dues" then your missing out on a wonderful opertunity to be part of a group of people who unselfishly donate their time and experiance in an attempt to help others and further advance the Craft. Just visiting the Portfollio page or the How To's will yeild a wealth of information that is worth far more than the "Requested Donation". Besides the law of the land that has been laid down by Steve, I think the point here is not so much the clip art issue, but rather the manner in which it is asked for. If someone needs help in locating clipart or fonts, I think it is ok to direct them to a merchant or a web link that might have what their looking for. I also believe that grievances should be directed to the appropriate person via e-mail and delt with privately.
-------------------- Robin Sharrard Sharrard Graphics & Sign Fallon, Nevada rds@phonewave.net "Proud $$$ Supporter" Posts: 282 | From: Fallon, Nevda, USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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I love the little girl peeing. Hadn't seen that before. Maybe I'm just a redneck tomboy (which I am) but I guarantee my next quad will have one of those on it.
-------------------- Chris Welker Wildfire Signs Indiana, Pa Posts: 4254 | From: Indiana, PA | Registered: Mar 2001
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kevin.....you and 2/3's of the other NON-DRAWING, NO ART TALENT, CANT DRAW MORE THEN A STICK MAN..without clipart you are outa business.....why are you in a line of work that you have no skills for?????????? if you could draw or had a little talent, the kid peein is a so easy to draw........if you want to "LEARN" this is a great place...if you looking for US TO SUPPLY YOU WITH OUR TALENTS so you can make money...go take a walk off a short pier.....
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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AAAARRRRRGGGGHHH! So tell me again how Underdog is different than Calvin in a parody situation? Ah, never mind....I give up...we'll have to agree to disagree on this one....back to work and I'm off this subject forever.
You're a hard nut to crack Glenn...hahaha.
-------------------- Todd Gill Outside The Lines Potterville, MI
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I bet you HATE the advent of the vinyl cutter. Don't be so bitter....Not everybody requires a hand-carved, goldleaf, No-Trespassing sign with neon lighting....
Sometimes a customer wants a one-color black sign with block letters and a dumb-looking international symbol graphic on it.
I can see your frustration....everybody's horning in on your business I suppose. You gotta give your customer what they want, so you can't spend an entire day on a sign someone wants to pay $30 for. For those type customer...ya gotta keep it simple and keep it profitable and sometimes that means whippin' out some clip-art.
No one likes to do it...it's not the most creative, pride building thing to do...but if you can make $30 for ten minutes work...it's a pretty easy call. Get your creative satisfaction out of the big jobs.
I wouldn't paint clip-art users with such a broad brush though.
-------------------- Todd Gill Outside The Lines Potterville, MI
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All you folks who hate computers just remember not to bad mouth the people who use them everyday. you might just find yourself calling one of us for tech support when you game of solitaire freezes up.
my $0.02
-------------------- Dave Cox Part-Time Sign Guy Sacramento, CA
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Could you thicken up the lines so I can cut that Adrienne? I have a customer that needs 100. Oh I need it in vector .ai please and could you send me the font you used and a back scratcher.
Hehehehehehehehe
-------------------- Kevin Landry KnL Signs Halifax NS
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If I Helpby Sharing a link where these type of requests are welcome, could we close the subject?
I will not send you the clipart, but I will direct you to a place where you may find it. This is not the place for these requests, no matter which side of the debate you may fall.
My e-mail is listed so let me know if you need some help.
-------------------- David Cooper, The Sign Shack Enid, OK.
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Hadn't seen that before. Maybe I'm just a redneck tomboy (which I am) but I guarantee my next quad will have one of those on it.
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