Dedicated to the brave servicemen and servicewomen of Operation Iraqi Freedom: Chief Shockanaw

J. Neil Schulman ^ | 03/23/2003 | J. Neil Schulman and Billy Tackett

[J. Neil Schulman]

Dedicated to the brave servicemen and servicewomen
of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

From J. Neil Schulman

Artwork by Billy Tackett

Copyright © 2003 by J. Neil Schulman. All rights reserved.

[J. Neil Schulman]

I typoed the source of this posting.

It's http://www.dujpepperman.com/shockanaw/index2.html

[Rifleman]

Illbay is no doubt goofy (collectivists tend to be that way), but his above post is intended to be satirical. And is at least as humourous as many other attempts on FR. And so he should get credit.

[carenot]

Thanks, I should have known.

Sorry Illbay.

[A Navy Vet]

Nice graphic, but why did you copyright it?

[sauropod]

Nice!

[Illbay]

You have no idea.

[Illbay]

Do you think they would catch it?

[Illbay]

I get a kick out of seeing how many people actually take statements like "basketmaking and beadwork" seriously.

[Illbay]

You're kidding, right?

[MeekOneGOP]

I dunno . . .

[RummyChick]

feel free to make your own Chief Shockandawe with a fine native american making pottery while weaving, making baskets, and doing beadwork passing the time away aboard a Black Hawk waiting to drop down in the middle of the night looking to rescue a POW or some such thing...I am sure you can capture the fine contributions of the Native American Culture in a Chief SHockandawe graphic

[A Navy Vet]

No, I'm not kidding. Why not give it to public domain like the hundreds of other pro-Troop/America graphics circulating? Is there a marketing plan in the making?

[Illbay]

I'm into allowing the creator to profit from his creation if he so desires.

It's the American way.

[Illbay]

From the artist's website:

Permission granted to all news and commentary media to publish, display, or broadcast the Chief Shockanaw illustration without compensation under the following conditions:


1) It is to be understood that this illustration is copyrighted material and is not being placed into the public domain.


2) The website address -- www.shockanaw.com -- must be prominently displayed. Television broadcasters displaying this image must both announce the website address orally and caption the website address on screen for at least five seconds. Print media must publish the website as a caption directly above or below the image.

3) Permission for websites to display this illustration is granted provided the website provides a link to the Chief Shockanaw website at www.shockanaw.com.

4) Should these conditions not be observed, a payment of $1000 for each use for non-exclusive broadcast, publication, or display rights shall be due to the copyright owners immediately.


5) Legitimate media outlets may download a high-resolution jpeg of this illustration upon request to jneil@pulpless.com.

6) Permission to announce the website address on radio is granted.


7) Permission for newsletters to post links back to the Chief Shockanaw website to personal and opt-in (not SPAM!) eMail lists granted.

8) All other reproduction rights, including reproduction of the Chief Shockanaw illustration on any sort of merchandise, are explicitly reserved. Inquiries regarding commercial and non-profit licensing requests are welcome.

[A Navy Vet]

Whatever. The guy can make a buck off the occassion if he wants.

[J. Neil Schulman]

A Navy Vet wrote: Nice graphic, but why did you copyright it?

If the illustration were simply placed in the public domain, it could be altered -- for example, into an antiwar poster -- and we would have no recourse to object to the misuse. By copyrighting it, such a counter-intended use can't be done without either getting my consent (which wouldn't be granted for such a use) or by subjecting the mis-user to legal liability, thus inhibiting such misuse.

[J. Neil Schulman]

A Navy Vet wrote: "No, I'm not kidding. Why not give it to public domain like the hundreds of other pro-Troop/America graphics circulating? Is there a marketing plan in the making?"

I'm a working freelance writer without any other day job and I am not independently wealthy.

I paid an up-front fee to the artist, Billy Tackett, to take him off other paying work, so I could get the illustration in a timely manner. I'm also out of pocket for expenses incurred in setting up the website -- my total up-front out-of-pocket expenses adding up to around $200.

I've set up a virtual store to sell T-shirts, coffee mugs, etc. featuring the Chief Shockanaw illustration, and theoretically I get to keep around two bucks off each sale, but nothing has sold yet. If a hundred of these items sell I'll reach break even.

Believe me, I could bring in a lot more money selling anti-war T-shirts to antiwar demonstrators. So I'm not in this for the money.

The prospect of breaking even seems so remote to me right now that I haven't even thought of what I might do if it turns a profit. If I can pay my bills that month from other income, I might make an appropriate charitable contribution but, honestly, if I'm behind the 8-ball, I might use the money to pay bills.

JNS

[anymouse]

Great graphic. Eagles up, chief!