Original Usenet thread from rec.arts.ascii, started 16 Nov 1994.
ANNOUNCE: ASCII ART CONTEST
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· 3 messages · 16 Nov 1994 - 22 Nov 1994
OPEN CALL FOR ASCII ART Zing Systems LP, an interactive television company from Englewood, CO, seeks ASCII art representations for a contest. Winners will receive a two-year subscription to WIRED Magazine. All submissions must fit into a screen no larger than 4 lines by 16 characters, or be an animated series of up to 12 4-by-16 screens. Art must use the standard ASCII set. Any subjects can be covered, but here are some suggestions: Animals, Caricatures, Holiday symbols, Sports, Fun objects, Facial expressions, Hand signs, the Zodiac, Locations, and Someone going to sleep. The deadline for entries is December 1. Send entries to this account, ste...@aol.com. The ten best submissions, as determined by Zing Systems LP in its sole discretion, will receive a two-year subscription to WIRED magazine. All submissions will become the sole property of Zing Systems LP.
In article <3adeg8$4f...@gagme.wwa.com>, Stef zing <ste...@aol.com> wrote: >OPEN CALL FOR ASCII ART [...] >The deadline for entries is December 1. Send entries to this account, >ste...@aol.com. Curious that you would have us send art to an AOL account. It was always my experience that ascii art became gibberish on that system because they don't use a monospace font! Also, about the "sole property" of Zing Systems... What about copyrighted material? You might want to take this to misc.legal, but under the 1976 Copyright Act, "an author is protected as soon as work is recorded in some concrete way, since the Act protects all expressions upon fixation in a tangible medium." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @@@@@@ @@@ @@@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@ @@@@@@ !!@ @!@ !@@ !!@ @!@ ! @!@ ! Alison Rosenstengel !!! !!!!!!!! !!!!!! !!!! !!!! che...@ren.psy.jhu.edu :!: ::! :!: !:: : :!: : :!: che...@widomaker.com . : :. : .: . : :. .: :.: .: :.:
Alison Rosenstengel (che...@widomaker.com) mentioned that ASCII art isn't formatted correctly on AOL because of a lack of a monospace font. Is this true? If so, we'll notify all entrants of a second Zing Systems address that can receive the art correctly. Also, if anyone has any questions about the wording of the contest, feel free to leave e-mail or to call Rogers Cadenhead at (303) 488-2593. ste...@aol.com
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