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Re: David Mack Dilemma Posted By: MACK! In Response To: David Mack
Dilemma (Josh) Hello friends, good to hear from you.
First, I'm glad to hear that you and your girlfriend were in the comic
shop together. It's always good to hear when couples, friends, or family
go to the comic shops and cons together. There is plenty for everyone to
enjoy.
I'm also glad to hear that your store manager wears a KABUKI shirt!
What a great way for the store to support the comic, and sell more shirts,
while exhibiting literary taste and great fashion sense!
I'm also very glad to hear that your store had the KABUKI trades in
stock, and was happy to pull one off the shelf and show it to you. Please
give your store my warmest regards and please thank them on my behalf for
supporting my work.
It is also good to hear that the girl at your school obviously reads my
books. So all of that is very encouraging. Thanks for bringing all of
these positive points to my attention in your story. And thank you for
considering, and looking out for, my interests.
I don’t really want to bring any trouble or embarrassment to this
student (probably a well meaning Kabuki reader) or to your school. I'd
prefer to look at the bright side of all of this, and consider it as a
sort of extra advertising that your school is giving me.
Based on the current info that I have on the subject, I doubt that the
use of my character on the cover of your school poetry and art book is
diluting or threatening the integrity of my characters, story, or
intellectual property. If you believe otherwise, let me know.
There have been situations in the past when other COMICS have asked my
permission for them to include my characters in their comics and covers as
a selling point to their books, and I declined, and they tried to do it
anyway. Then I put a legal and financial stop to it because I felt that
the use of my characters (names and likenesses) was not appropriate,
against my intentions, and threatened and diluted the integrity of my
characters, story, intellectual property, and the place I had carved out
for myself in this industry.
But as long as I don’t feel that this is that kind of situation, I’d
prefer to look at the bright side of things (of which there are many in
your story), and give the student, and the school, the benefit of the
doubt.
I know that a lot of students learn to draw from studying other
people’s work, and I am generally very happy that my work can help inspire
them and help them find their own stepping off point. I know that a lot of
student art and poetry is inspired from my Kabuki books, and as long I
don’t feel like it threatens or dilutes the integrity of my characters, I
try to be understanding and appreciative about it.
: Here is a story a few of you might enjoy.....
: Recently, while my girlfriend and I were moving through : http://kpfalk.8k.com/Plagiarism.jpg
: I would also personally like to bring this to the : Sincerely, ------ Messages In This Thread ------
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