X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,823eea3b01b464cd X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-01 09:56:27 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!newsfeed.telusplanet.net!news0.telusplanet.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Sender: Brad Murray From: bjm-nntp@phreeow.net Subject: Re: ASCII Art Fart for Thu, May 31, '01 Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art References: <9f78a2$a9$1@news.netmar.com> User-Agent: tin/1.4.4-20000803 ("Vet for the Insane") (UNIX) (OpenBSD/2.6 (sparc)) Lines: 17 Message-ID: <_OPR6.14587$US6.3768204@news0.telusplanet.net> Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 16:56:26 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 216.232.24.166 X-Trace: news0.telusplanet.net 991414586 216.232.24.166 (Fri, 01 Jun 2001 10:56:26 MDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 10:56:26 MDT Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:5934 jjs_ascii@yahoo.com wrote: jayc> Is the practice of appropriating other's art for tasteless jokes jayc> considered acceptable? I don't think it's a concern as long as jayc> it isn't too hate filled. Others seem to object though. What's jayc> the consensus here about this type of use? Does it just come jayc> down to how funny you think it is? It's completely acceptable to me. If you don't want your art used for other things, posting it to Usenet is probably an error of judgement. Couple that with the fact that half the time Tran's take is more amusing than the original ever was, and I can't help but applaud his efforts. -- Perl Geek * you get lost, then you can drop it on the ground, wait VSCA Founder * ten minutes, and ask the backhoe operator how to get Magnet Oper * back to civilization. (Alan Frame)