[Groop] Copyright, a question, me, stuff

[Philippe 'BooK' Bruhat]

Le mardi 23 août 2005 à 19:23, Stray Toaster écrivait:

> I am giving a wee talk to a group of geeks next week [0], and thought it
> prudent that I prepare myself. And as with all these things, it is
> probably best I prepare. But as everyone else there is going to be
> cleverer than me, I shall blind them with pictures and gags. To this
> end, I was wondering whom I should ask for permission to use a groo
> panel. I wouldn't like to just *use* it, as, well, copyright and all
> that, but also I don't want to feel I have done something against Groo.

Oh wow. I'll be there too. And give a talk as well. :-)

Let me offer you a beer in Braga, fellow groopie!

> *gulp* I have already scanned the pic I want to use [1]

This is from Groo, er, 51 (The Arana) ?

> Can I get permission to use this at a conference?

May I add that the total audience of the conference will be about
250-300 people, which means that your talk's audience will not have
*all* those people looking at that Groo panel.

> Has anyone done such a thing before? Tis only a wee talk, only by wee
> me, in a foreign land. What are the chances of anything bad happening?
> [3]

I'm doing it for this YAPC as well, using a photo and the logo from the
60's Batman series. I might use a mp3 excerpt from a Batman CD I own,
as well.

Isn't this all fair use? I mean, it's one panel (and for a me a few
photos from the serial). It's not like you're giving away bad
photocopies. I think. Maybe. Hope there are no lawyers in Braga.

-- 
 Philippe "BooK" Bruhat

 Trust only in incompetence. You will never be disappointed.
                                    (Moral from Groo The Wanderer #16 (Epic))