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From: dsp@polari.UUCP (Don Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d,alt.artcom,rec.arts.books,rec.arts.poems,rec.arts.misc
Subject: Re: Posting artwork to the net
Summary: Areas to look into...
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Date: 13 Jan 91 22:16:43 GMT
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In article <4110@3comvax.MCD.3Com.Com>, michaelm@vax.MCD.3Com.Com (Michael McNeil) writes:

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> 
> Also, we probably won't do the following at first (rather we'll
> post the graphic files themselves), but the artist has expressed an
> interest in the future in incorporating something akin to software
> shareware with her art -- i.e., distributing a restricted version
> of the product having limited capabilities, with a request that
> interested persons purchase the full-blown, unrestricted version
> by mail.  I envision posting a program which either incorporates
> images within the .EXE file, or else reads them in from encrypted
> files, then allows the images to be displayed interactively at the
> viewer's discretion.  However, it would not allow printing the
> images, using them for wallpaper in Windows, say, etc. -- until the
> interested party contacts the artist and purchases the .GIF files.
> 
> Has anyone actually done such a thing?  Also, do people here have
> comments as to the suitability of proceeding in this way, or ideas
> as to how this new medium for distributing art might be encouraged?
> 
> Comments welcome!
> 
  One thing to consider is her copyright ownership. If the images, text
and sound were fully available to a person who bought the software then
it may quite easy for someone to make works based in large part on what
she has done. Would she want to give up copyright ownership? Would the
"new art work" based on her's be printable now? Does Usenet feed into
countries that aren't party to the Bern Convention? ( I think so, Russia)

  I'm no attorney but cross posts to the legal group might be of help
here.

  You've got a great idea here but I think caution should be used in the
beginning. 
  Although I've never seen any posts from them (maybe I'm reading the
wrong groups) I do know that an international ad agency is on the net.
Some years ago several agencies in Chicago were found to be making
several Hundred Thousands from the interest on the money owed to
freelance artists that hadn't been paid for 90, 120, 180 days.

  Like I said, it is a great. Would you be so kind as to share with us
any solutions you find?

                         Don

 dsp@polari.UUCP