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radiomode wrote:From my understanding, the rule applies for those in Israel only.

My argument:
You can open "the Library of Congress" website, and search for Einstein image there. I found there were 82 image results for einstein (some may refer to different kind of einstein). These images were copyrighted to different ppl or free for publication.

This one
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/PPALL:@field(DOCID+@lit(2008677089))
Belongs to Philippe Halsman

This one
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/PPALL:@field(DOCID+@lit(92519653))
Copyright by Art of the World of Tomorrow.

This one
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/PPALL:@field(DOCID+@lit(2004672481))
is "No known copyright restriction"

This one
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/PPALL:@field(DOCID+@lit(2004671908))
comes with a "No known restrictions on publication. No renewal in Copyright office" note

These examples imply that the images of Einstein can be copyrighted by different parties. I believe this will apply for those in USA.

My submission was based on the sketch that I have done sometime ago.

"As for Einstein’s image, Hebrew University of Jerusalem has authorized Beverly Hills’ Roger Richman Agency, “the preeminent licensing agency, specializing in protecting and promoting the personas of world-renowned entertainment and historical personalities,” to license Einstein’s image for promotional purposes and to “prevent unauthorized use of the likeness and image of Albert Einstein.” That is correct, a Hollywood agency, specializing in protecting the rights of movie stars claims to have exclusive rights to Einstein (and Sigmund Freud). "

http://www.physics.princeton.edu/~trothman/Who%20Owns%20Einstein.htm

i mean, there was a reason it was rejected.

Re: Space Bacon: 1969

I don't really get it, or even like it, but major kudos for coming up for the weirdest concept...and the drawing is really incredible. I don't blame other people for liking/wanting it.

cobolisdead wrote:Awesome! I actually had the Atari game, and I beat it several times. As a kid, I thought that the game was good. GMV!

I played this game numerous times as a kid too. I also loved it (nylon as it was) and I got the joke in this shirt too ;)

z64dan wrote:"As for Einstein’s image, Hebrew University of Jerusalem has authorized Beverly Hills’ Roger Richman Agency, “the preeminent licensing agency, specializing in protecting and promoting the personas of world-renowned entertainment and historical personalities,” to license Einstein’s image for promotional purposes and to “prevent unauthorized use of the likeness and image of Albert Einstein.” That is correct, a Hollywood agency, specializing in protecting the rights of movie stars claims to have exclusive rights to Einstein (and Sigmund Freud). "

http://www.physics.princeton.edu/~trothman/Who%20Owns%20Einstein.htm

i mean, there was a reason it was rejected.

I wonder if woot ships to Israel? they've rejected designs before for infringing copyright that had expired in the us but was still valid in the EU. I'd guess that, if they ship there, then Einstein is off limits for good.

z64dan wrote:"As for Einstein’s image, Hebrew University of Jerusalem has authorized Beverly Hills’ Roger Richman Agency, “the preeminent licensing agency, specializing in protecting and promoting the personas of world-renowned entertainment and historical personalities,” to license Einstein’s image for promotional purposes and to “prevent unauthorized use of the likeness and image of Albert Einstein.” That is correct, a Hollywood agency, specializing in protecting the rights of movie stars claims to have exclusive rights to Einstein (and Sigmund Freud). "

http://www.physics.princeton.edu/~trothman/Who%20Owns%20Einstein.htm

i mean, there was a reason it was rejected.

You should read the whole article. That's just the intro. The purpose of the article is to justify why this statement

"As for Einstein’s image, Hebrew University of Jerusalem has authorized Beverly Hills’ Roger Richman Agency, “the preeminent licensing agency, specializing in protecting and promoting the personas of world-renowned entertainment and historical personalities,” to license Einstein’s image for promotional purposes and to “prevent unauthorized use of the likeness and image of Albert Einstein.” That is correct, a Hollywood agency, specializing in protecting the rights of movie stars claims to have exclusive rights to Einstein (and Sigmund Freud). "

is not justifiable

sekiyoku wrote:Well, the only sheep I can think of that's well known is Dolly. That's why I think it's not really a stretch outside of the derby. The fact that the two sheep have the same main face helps with that, I hope.

In terms of alternate history, Dolly is known for being a successful cloning experiment. Not so here. :p

heh. don't all your designs have the same main face?
-just kidding.

I wonder how one would express that a group of animals are cloned (in the absence of using text)?
maybe have them all doing the same thing at the same time? or a single distinguishing feature they all share- a turned down ear, or something.

of course, then you'd get accused of copying the same image all over your design.

sfabro wrote:great work as always boots!

im a little rusty on my american history, but werent the rabbits in a space race with the mice? seeing as how the moon is made of cheese and all, i thought that wouldve been enough motivation alone to get the mice there first : /

Maybe the mice DID get there first. The rabbits could have faked the landing on the moon thing. I think I heard that it might have been some big conspiracy theory, and I wouldn't put it past them. Rabbits are pretty shady.

lkackman wrote:I am so saddened that yours did not print. This is sure to get an HM nod, but still quite sad to see another one of your fantastic ideas systimaticly "Punched in the gut".

Congrats on the nod for BL too!

Thanks. My gut IS getting a little sore, thanks for noticing. I really liked your crab design this week too. I voted for both versions.

BootsBoots wrote:Rabbits are pretty shady.

boy howdy. There's a wererabbit for sure, I never heard of a weremouse.

peppersagooddog wrote:this is SDS

Thanks very much!

Re: Dinosaurs Who Are Communist for Some Reason

Can I buy this yet?? Hopefully tonite!!!!! MJ you rock!

Extremely clever. I just wish more people had paid attention during World History class.

Re: Let Them Eat Ice Cream!

Re: I cannot tell a lie...she did it!

Thanks for the comments guys! I know it was no winner, but I'll definitely have something up next week!

BootsBoots wrote:Or a very small planet a la The Little Prince?

Thanks for the comments so far, guys.

Yeah! That's what I thought when I first saw it! The Little Prince... love the drawings in that book. *sigh* memories...

AdderXYU wrote:Just wanted to thank you all for getting this into the fog this week. Here's hoping we can pull off a print!

Yes, thanks everyone!!!

casey7725 wrote:Olive Garden? That is why the pucker doesn’t win, reach for the stars pucker, you are special and you deserve more.

Should I have held out for Fuddrucker's?

Re: Vincent's Alternative

I really hope this gets printed! I need more Finny Shirts!

mjc613 wrote:To clarify my earlier comnment:

I don't see an alternate history here. First of all, the deal with GW telling the truth to his father is unsubstatiated. Second, how does this picture show him lying?

And as Adder said, just as much alternate history as Marie Antoinette.

Re: Joan of Arc - Righteous Indignation

Maybe this wasn't your original intention, but I like the idea that rather than being burned at the stake, she burns down the town. I think the sword helps us know who she is-- there aren't a lot of heroines from that time period, really. Only thing is that part of the reason she was burned at the stake is because she refused to wear a dress-- but of course, with a silhouette, you really need the dress so we know it's a woman.

Nice work!

Mishe617 wrote:The ones with singers get rejected for celebrity likeness. Uhh...the President is not just some celebrity, he is a historic figure. This is a history theme. Most would have to have a likeness to something or someone or we would not know what we are looking at.

I agree.

kenney9226 wrote:Should I have held our for Fuddrucker's?

Hmmm... Parlay a trip to Florida and you'll feel right at home... ya ain't been puckered, til ya been...
:D

Re: Cowboys on Dinosaurs!

Thanks for all the comments everyone. I didn't even notice the six color limit (I'm new here). I like the bandito on the raptor, I almost used an Apache Indian instead of a cowboy. Looking forward to the next derby.

KessiTheNinja wrote:Okay I really like this one a lot!!! Pretty much epic! but is everything on anyone else's computer showing up as "rejected"? Cause every single one of the entrys on mine are rejected!?!?!

Thanks for the props!

It's been a brutal derby. I haven't seen your entries, but if it's got a sniff of fiction or something not historical, it's booted out. Unless it's in first place.

Re: Let cake eat them!

Great colors & design. Tough week

Re: Who is the Bearded Vigilante?!?

GMV... Simple and brings a smile and a giggle. Yay for you!

whirringblender wrote:www.drmcninja.com

Are you kidding me?

whats dr mcninja?
never heard of it

Re: Cloning failure

This is pretty cute, but I agree with the others when they say this probably isn't Dolly-ish enough. I thought eHalcyon had a very thoughtful critique (I rarely see people here giving more than 'that doesn't look right'). A befuddled scientist in the background would be perfect. Perhaps with a 'cloning department' tag on his jacket? But then it probably wouldn't be incidental text..

The only thing that truly bothers me about this is you can tell you copied and pasted the two main bodies of the sheep. I doubt it's something others would notice as they walked past though. ;P

godfreytemple wrote:Thank you for de-lurking. I really appreciate your support.

It turns out that the piece I've referenced and modified is either public domain or an abandoned work. After digging for what at least felt like forever I was unable to uncover an artist credit or a date. Even the sites that sell it as a print have no one to credit it to and, at best, list the artist as unknown.

I have not yet decided what to do with it. I have seriously considered re-rendering it, even knowing that my illustrative style lacks the grace and depth of the design as it now stands.

Submission to the Derby entails a 60-day exclusive to Woot. I'm not sure if being rejected wholly cancels it. So It will be a little while before I offer it (in any form) for sale.

If you want to keep tabs on it, feel free to visit my deviantart gallery (linked in sigline).

And I tend to agree about not having the words. It reads fine without, even if the title is a tad amusing too.

Again, thank you RedFedora.

While I don't wholly agree with this design, I must say that, at the very least, don't auto-trace a picture. If you're not submitting to woot, Trace it by hand (yes, I know it's tedious), or use a tablet if you have one. Higher quality artwork will come of it, and you'll get a(n even) better response. If you _are_ submitting it to woot, you'd have to use it as a 'reference' photo, and direct tracing (auto or by hand) is not allowed. More difficult, but shows more skill on the part of the artist. I believe it was rejected because of the auto-tracing. There may have been other reasons as well.

Re: It was the Apes all Along! Darn them all to Heck!

Because of the immense amount of suck I've presented to you this week, I now feel obligated to justify it's P O O R performance. I suppose spending 30 minutes TOTAL on a design is not a good idea for trying to win, but at least I got some sleep on a thursday for once! I apologize to all my loyal supporters and I promise better this week. I'm really just trying to get back into the swing of things. I have just started a new job and have a lot of changes happening so I'm looking forward to tomorrow and what it has in store for the Gavin Shenoda of the Clan Shenoda...

There can be only ONE!!!!!

Ok, all Highlander references aside, make sure to check my designs this next derby because I'm gonna Trick 'em out Hard Core!

Re: National Turkey

A message of love and hope (Don't hate me Jamie):

"Thanks to everyone for the votes and comments!

Looking forward to the next derby!"

:c)

kenney9226 wrote:Should I have held out for Fuddrucker's?

L O L

whirringblender wrote:www.drmcninja.com

Are you kidding me?

eHalcyon wrote:Oh haha! When I saw "suburban ninja" the good doctor was the first thing I thought of, but I thought that maybe it was just a coincidence. I didn't realize it was this guy. Sigh.

wow, youre absolutely right. i didnt realize that placing a ninja in an unlikely situation - oh, and wearing a tie - MUST be a direct rip-off from this relatively unknown website, no matter what the design looks like.

Re: Inbreds

I LOVE IT!!!!!! Oh my, you have got to find a derby to enter this in so it gets printed. Great shirt! Very clever and wayyyyyy funny.

Re: Vincent's Alternative

Wouldn't the one eye ruin his ability to paint? Nope. I don't like it.

Re: a legend in his own time

I really love this one -- sorry it isn't getting more traction. Anyone with young children will get it immediately.

TheLarrikin wrote:While I don't wholly agree with this design, I must say that, at the very least, don't auto-trace a picture. If you're not submitting to woot, Trace it by hand (yes, I know it's tedious), or use a tablet if you have one. Higher quality artwork will come of it, and you'll get a(n even) better response. If you _are_ submitting it to woot, you'd have to use it as a 'reference' photo, and direct tracing (auto or by hand) is not allowed. More difficult, but shows more skill on the part of the artist. I believe it was rejected because of the auto-tracing. There may have been other reasons as well.

Yes indeed.
As I said to eHalcyon earlier, the tracing is a mistake I'm not going to be making again.

In the meantime, Woot's derbies will have to continue suffering my cartoonishness while I build my skills.

Thank you for the valuable advice.

JustJiggles wrote:Wouldn't the one eye ruin his ability to paint? Nope. I don't like it.

Wow. Now there's a narrow-minded thing to say. Last year I damaged my cornea and had to wear an eye patch for a little while. It in no way hindered my ability to paint. Not even to mention the many totally blind artists who put out beautiful, amazing work.

Re: Rabbits Win the Space Race!

Awesome. Hope to get a chance to buy it.

Re: Salem Witch Pageants

good job.. the color works for some weird reason.. sorry it was a little late, might have had a chance.

keep up the good work.