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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 17 Jun 2004.
Re: Crediting alt.ascii-art peeps

Re: Crediting alt.ascii-art peeps

In <200...@meniscus.d0nuts.org>, David Kotschessa wrote:

>
>
>On Wed, 16 Jun 2004, Sharky wrote:
>
>>
>>> And if there are no initials,
>> XXXplease ask the poster who created the artXXX
>>> and add the appropriate attribution.  Asking the artist for permission to use
>>> their art is always the best way to go - it keeps you honest, and it gives
>>> the artist an acknowledgement that their work was appreciated.
>>
>> errr...tsb "...please ask the poster, that posted the art, who created it"
>
>Will keep that in mind.  It's usally kind of random though.  Another thing 
>is that sometimes I find it in the Google archives and the person posted 
>maybe once 7 years ago... Could still at least try to e-mail them.

'Tis a shame that Google doesn't have an ascii image archive...

I would say that FP's advise on commercial use applies, you should show due
diligence in finding the author.  If it is only personal use; try, but
leave it as is if you can't find the author - do not insinuate that the art
was created by you. Common courtesy is expected in most cases.

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From: Sharky <sha...@hellsgates.cor>
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Subject: Re: Crediting alt.ascii-art peeps
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