http://www.fleen.com/archives/2008/02/21/didnt-i-write-this-like-a-year-ago/ the webcomics blog about webcomics Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:22:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.fleen.com/archives/2008/02/21/didnt-i-write-this-like-a-year-ago/#comment-187519 Fleen: Your Favorite Faux-Muckrakers Since 2005 » Now That’s Just Lame. Oh, Wait, Wizard. Gotcha. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:30:48 +0000 http://www.fleen.com/archives/2008/02/21/didnt-i-write-this-like-a-year-ago/#comment-187519 [...] up on the Jess Fink story from last week, Rachel suggests in our comments section that Hot Topic is handling the [...] [...] up on the Jess Fink story from last week, Rachel suggests in our comments section that Hot Topic is handling the [...]

]]> http://www.fleen.com/archives/2008/02/21/didnt-i-write-this-like-a-year-ago/#comment-186637 Fleen: Your Favorite Faux-Muckrakers Since 2005 » Just To Be Clear Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:14:25 +0000 http://www.fleen.com/archives/2008/02/21/didnt-i-write-this-like-a-year-ago/#comment-186637 [...] Merch The question naturally arises, what would be an acceptable resolution to the Jess Fink/Hot Topic situation? As I see it, some of the remedies proposed last year in the Shmorky/Goldman don’t [...] [...] Merch The question naturally arises, what would be an acceptable resolution to the Jess Fink/Hot Topic situation? As I see it, some of the remedies proposed last year in the Shmorky/Goldman don’t [...]

]]> http://www.fleen.com/archives/2008/02/21/didnt-i-write-this-like-a-year-ago/#comment-186596 Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Feb. 22, 2008: Hotter topic Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:43:25 +0000 http://www.fleen.com/archives/2008/02/21/didnt-i-write-this-like-a-year-ago/#comment-186596 [...] [Top Story] The latest example of T-shirt plagiarism from a webcomics cartoonist: Jess Fink, whose shirt design (above, left) seems to have been swiped pretty much wholesale by goth-merchandise chain Hot Topic (above, right). Fink claims that the chain is blowing him off, and is therefore contemplating legal action. (Links via Gary Tyrrell.) [...] [...] [Top Story] The latest example of T-shirt plagiarism from a webcomics cartoonist: Jess Fink, whose shirt design (above, left) seems to have been swiped pretty much wholesale by goth-merchandise chain Hot Topic (above, right). Fink claims that the chain is blowing him off, and is therefore contemplating legal action. (Links via Gary Tyrrell.) [...]

]]> http://www.fleen.com/archives/2008/02/21/didnt-i-write-this-like-a-year-ago/#comment-186594 Breadman Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:41:13 +0000 http://www.fleen.com/archives/2008/02/21/didnt-i-write-this-like-a-year-ago/#comment-186594 IP LAWYERS. Forgot the word lawyers. Oh well. IP LAWYERS. Forgot the word lawyers. Oh well.

]]> http://www.fleen.com/archives/2008/02/21/didnt-i-write-this-like-a-year-ago/#comment-186593 Breadman Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:40:29 +0000 http://www.fleen.com/archives/2008/02/21/didnt-i-write-this-like-a-year-ago/#comment-186593 Most IP (intellectual property, for those not in the know) will gladly take on a case like this pro-bono, because if the original artist registered a copyright, it's an easy win. It just goes to show you that you should <i>always</i> register your copyrights if you're putting art on the internet. Most IP (intellectual property, for those not in the know) will gladly take on a case like this pro-bono, because if the original artist registered a copyright, it’s an easy win. It just goes to show you that you should always register your copyrights if you’re putting art on the internet.

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