tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post113969747725802879..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: Inside Mount Foobyellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1168337510650121172007-01-09T05:11:00.000-05:002007-01-09T05:11:00.000-05:00FYI, Foob central is in North Bay, not Sudbury.FYI, Foob central is in North Bay, not Sudbury.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1140149893452116892006-02-16T23:18:00.000-05:002006-02-16T23:18:00.000-05:00That Stephanie is a cutie. I'd prefer slightly les...That Stephanie is a cutie. I'd prefer slightly less makeup and less control-freaky eyebrow-sculpting...but hey, I'm not picky.2fshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813487704459856169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1140045866040647522006-02-15T18:24:00.000-05:002006-02-15T18:24:00.000-05:00Well, it looks like the new pic is gone. Sorry Moo...Well, it looks like the new pic is gone. Sorry Mooselet. That must have been yj's special Valentine's Day treat "for the ladies".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1139962599930412232006-02-14T19:16:00.000-05:002006-02-14T19:16:00.000-05:00I have a love/hate relationship with FBoFW - I rea...I have a love/hate relationship with FBoFW - I read it every day via Yahoo! yet it often drives me mad.<BR/><BR/>You certainly have done your research on the whole subject, so I don't think you're in any danger. It must be a little flattering to think the minions up on Mt. Foob visit to see what you're up to with their creation.<BR/><BR/>Happy V-Day! Like the new pic, btw.Mooselethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874418427786990740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1139951140805253082006-02-14T16:05:00.000-05:002006-02-14T16:05:00.000-05:00Wow, who'da thunk it? Have a good one. Don't for...Wow, who'da thunk it? <BR/><BR/>Have a good one. Don't forget to smooch the wife tonight too. Happy 'V' Day!Your Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15611142829293075043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1139948149665796952006-02-14T15:15:00.000-05:002006-02-14T15:15:00.000-05:00It's nice to see someone admitting that there is a...It's nice to see someone admitting that there is a legitamite concern for the creator to want control over their work and web content. Too many people cry foul when they are asked to stop leeching graphics or other content. Your practice of using limited graphics on your own server seems reasonable, especially since you link to the source. It fits a journalistic model of blogging.archshrkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05692804883679708643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1139948065265132182006-02-14T15:14:00.000-05:002006-02-14T15:14:00.000-05:00Being a lawyer, the response, "Go ahead and sue me...Being a lawyer, the response, "Go ahead and sue me, I don't really care," tends to stop them in their tracks most of the time. The second they sue, they give up a lot of control to a court. I would guess that they probably will only go after "real" abusers, not casual users. The last thing they would want would be a court ruling in your favor which would open them up to letting everyone do it.trusty gettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428191762443615975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1139931802241385402006-02-14T10:43:00.000-05:002006-02-14T10:43:00.000-05:00Happy Valentine's Day!*smooch*mgHappy Valentine's Day!<BR/><BR/>*smooch*<BR/><BR/>mgpaulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14839029982074101175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1139930765903127482006-02-14T10:26:00.000-05:002006-02-14T10:26:00.000-05:00I've revised the post to reflect that Josh has not...I've revised the post to reflect that Josh has not been the subject of a cease and desist letter as the original post suggested. Clearly though, as his comment shows, the reputation of the FBorFW staff has had a chilling effect. A lot of web-based practices have not been thoroughly tested in court, but fair use review and comment, as well as satire and parody, are well established doctrines in the real world and should apply on the web as well.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1139926834267133822006-02-14T09:20:00.000-05:002006-02-14T09:20:00.000-05:00Hey yj-Just so that I don't get an aura of false m...Hey yj-<BR/><BR/>Just so that I don't get an aura of false martyrdom around me: I've never actually received communications of any kind from Mt. Foob. My skittishness about using Foobish graphics on the Comics Curmudgeon site are entirely a result of other sites that ran into legal problems. I've restarted using their graphics again because I get the impression that it's the hotlinking that really cheeses them off, not the use of the comics as such. I mean, I'm sure that they'd object if I just started posting FBOFW comics every day, but they don't seem to care if I do it to mock them every once in a while.<BR/><BR/>My biggest fear when I started my blog -- and one of the reasons that for the first six months or so I felt very conflicted about my rapidly increasing traffic -- was that I'd get a cease and desist letter from some comics syndicate and have to shut down. Not only has that never happened, but I've received friendly notes from people who work at most of the syndicates -- not writing in an official capacity, but indicating that people at the syndicates are aware of the site and have no legal objections. Mt. Foob, which seems kind of control-freaky, is my biggest fear, but even they seem to have come around to the idea that using a copy of the strip once a month or so for purposes of review constitutes fair use. (To be clear, I am convinced that such use is fair use as defined by law as well, but I don't have the liquid cash to hire a lawyer to argue that in court.)<BR/><BR/>jfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com