Re: QUESTION: Does ascii-art violate copyright protection?

Hi Ken.

> And if you do not mind tell me I would like to know where your
> curiousity stems from in asking that question... are you a graphic
> designer perhaps...?

Not.  I'm just curious.  Don't ask me why.

I've always wondered how one enforces a copyright on a comic
character.  I know those Calvin and Hobbes stickers that you see on
cars sometimes, those are all unauthorized and are violations of
copyright laws.  I've always wondered, how is it decided that these
are a violation of the copyright?  When does a little boy in a space
suit turn into Spaceman Spiff and a violation of the Calivin and
Hobbes copyright?  How similar does it have to get?

I'm about to ask that in rec.arts.comics.strips, but I thought I'd ask
the ascii artists first.  This all seems to be a big grey area to me.

Still curious...

	-Mike

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