X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,4f2a349535a16818 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,f1f76d058538b3 X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-08-19 16:27:45 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!gagme.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: armstd@rpi.edu (The Sandman) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art Subject: Talk: Dog Date: 19 Aug 1994 18:14:03 -0500 Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY Lines: 28 Sender: boba@gagme.wwa.com Approved: boba@wwa.com Message-ID: <333ebr$9sk@gagme.wwa.com> References: <32s8jf$29n@gagme.wwa.com> <32u4d0$k0u@gagme.wwa.com> <331ied$3ae@gagme.wwa.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: gagme.wwa.com Xref: bga.com rec.arts.ascii:1334 alt.ascii-art:11397 In article <331ied$3ae@gagme.wwa.com>, Susie Oviatt wrote: > >stimpy (stimpy@marimba.wimsey.bc.ca) wrote: > >: Not just any cocker spaniel, is it? It seems to look an awful lot like Lady >: from Lady and the Tramp... > >That's exactly right, Lady WAS the model for that cocker spaniel. Due to >copyright laws, and how little I know of them, I change the names of all of my >pieces if they were taken from DISNEY characters. :) >It may be unnecessary, but it couldn't hurt. I figure if the picture is not >something that can be recognized, it won't make any difference. And if it >is something that CAN be recognized, maybe changing the name will make it >okay. :) >-- >Susie@netcom.com, Susie@genie.geis.com Not to flame, but doesn't changing the name also infringe on the copyright, like giving the artist credit instead of Disney? Just curious. -- _____ _____ ___ ___ ___ ___ _____ _____ | _ \ | ___|\ \/ / David L. Armstrong \ \/ /| ___|| _ \ | < | ___| > < "The Sandman" > < | ___|| < |__|\__||_____|/__/\__\ armstd@rpi.edu /__/\__\|_____||__|\__|