Re: New twist on Re: SigZag

>From: Donovan <bak...@gwtc.net>
>Message-id: <34F...@gwtc.net>
> Who says that the pics we come up with are the original.
>.the odds that someone did them before me is VERY GREAT!

I agree-- with the very small pics... the angel I have in
the below sig have popped up all over...  I made it over
a year ago and I'm sure others have made it on their own
since (and possibly before)...  I will agree to your point--
and I will not create a ruckus when I see such a picture
accredited to others... BUT when you get to the larger
pictures-- and I'm only talking 6-8 lines high or more,
the chances that it has been created exactly by someone
before is much less.  
hehe-- think anyone has made this before:?
       ,       ,
      /|    |\./'.
     | |  ,  \|| ,|
     \  \_(\.-""\//.  _
   .-'`""``"` _   ` `-.`"""--.._      _..----. __
   | '~`      o\                `"---"        `. `"-.==,
    \,.-;    `"`                                |`""`===`
      (`            /                           |
       `-----.____.;          \     |           ;
                   \__         |    \          /
                  .'         .'      \        ' `,
                 /          /         '._        |
                 |    '.---;`-.____.-'`\ `""`;   |
                 |     _\   \    '.     )   /    \
                 \-,--( /   /    _/   .'   |_ _ .-)
              jgs '----;)__;    (`.-. ;    `-:.;-'
                                 `""""`

ASCII art is not words.. I don't think that it would follow
the jounalists take on 'fair  use'...   many people recognize
ASCII art as ART!

And Jorn wrote: 
>> A magazine might pay $100+ for a poem.  I have a very hard time picturing 
an ascii image of 2k that would be worth that much to anyone.<<
To be honest, I have created ASCII pictures for $ -- 
I've been paid $250 for a picture--  so I can tell you that there
is a little money in ASCII art-- not enough to quit your real
jobs-- but enough so that artists ought to object to others selling
their work.  There are people who will buy it.

And finally, I think what Kangaroo has suggested about having
his program as shareware and the ASCII art as freeware (with
info about signatures/copyright) is ideal.  Noone seems to mind
peole  using the ASCII art created-- the objection arises when
it is used for commercial purposes and financial gain to others.
-joan
--      _  _                                                   _  _
      {\o/\o/}  we are each of us angels with only one wing  {\o/\o/}
 jgs   /_\/_\     and can only fly by embracing each other    /_\/_\
                    joan stark  <spu...@juno.com>
        ASCII ART GALLERY:  <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/>