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<DIV>In a message dated 8/7/2007 1:16:28 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Tone@moon-shine.net writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>As only an example, Kaytee from the Groop has made some incredible bead art, including at least one “Rufferto” amulet pouch. What if another Groop member wanted to have one made? Would Kaytee be allowed to sell such a piece of artwork with Groo-related imagery at a fair price, which covered her expenses & time spent on the project or would she have to seek permission first? <<</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">I only made 1 (one) Rufferto pouch. I got permission from Sergio, via Mark (on the Groop), and specified I was making it for myself/display only, not for sale. One of these days, I'm going to re-graph the design for Sergio, then he can do as he pleases re: selling or otherwise distributing it to anybody who wants to make one for themselves.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">As to a fair price for time and materials... including the neckstrap that went with it, if you charge min. wage for time, and get the supplies at "professional discount" rates... maybe $500 wholesale, plus whatever licensing fee Sergio would charge, so $1000 to $1500 "retail". And you'd have a limited "market" (Gary), who if he had that kind of money to spend on "Groo stuff", would spend it on one of Sergio's drawings instead. </FONT></DIV>
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