[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.

[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