I've posted the question on BYRNEs forum and ARCHIVE.org as well...

How does one KNOW FOR SURE a comicbook (cause of this forum) is in the public domain? Where is the proof other than SO-AND-SO said it was, or IT WAS STATED IN SAID FORUM that is was...

That's not enuff to convince me that (for example) AIRBOY is in the public domain.

Can anyone enlighten?

No idea George. does this help? http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/okbooks.html#whatpd

George, did you get whacked for not liking 30 Rock?

130!!? Holey Moley!!! Are you looking for punishment?? I'm sure if you use GOOGLE you can find the nearest Punishment-R-Us outlet...

Anyways...

Don't know exactly why I was banned...But my suspicious-ness-ess-esss thinks it may have had something to do with the fluttering of the butterflies in Japan... DAMN THOZ BUTTERFLIES, DAMN THEM and their pretty wings!!!!

Dave thanks for the link... will look at it shortly... or if I check it out later... then it would be TALL-LEY?

Your run-in was discussed in the most recent hero-wero thread (the No-Star Squadron). Don't remember the page.

George, welcome to IMWAN. I hope you find time to visit, adn post a lot. You will find a lot of fun things going on here.

Best,

Todd

Jay if you can post a link to this THREAD... I am curious to see...

Gosh, I never thought anyone pays any attention to me...

Thanks for the welcome Todd... was here a while ago when I posted my recreation/re-imaging of the Superman vs. Spider-Man spread...

Been very bizzy and have been reducing my internet-ing-ing-ng... down due to work commit-ments... making a feature film...

We pay keen attention to JB's punching bags, and you seemed to get it better than most. Especially when providing Mac advice.

Good luck with your film, George.

actually now that you mention it... I never payed any attention to the PUNCHING... I've taught alot of people MAC and PC and frustration is a normal reaction to new fancy system dodads... don't have time to waste, I always stick to the mission at hand and PUNCHes slip by me... eventually they GET IT...

Need to get back on track with the PUBLIC DOMAIN and COMICs stuff...

Dunno if this helps in any way, but Dave Sim has said repeadtedly that he would not pursue any legal action against anyone wishing to put out a Cerebus comic.

So, not PD per se...

that's very interesting Frank...

It would be nice if Dave wrote or released a public letter to that statement... It would be cool just thinking about it...

Archive.org & goldenagecomics.co.uk are two places I know of that state their content is Public Domain... but I have yet to see THE proof of their claim to the content on their sites...

I got the info from an article he wrote in one of the Following Cerebus issues. I'll try and dig it up over the next couple of days (provided someWAN doesn't beat me to it!).

Jay,

my curiosity got the better of me... i tracked down the posts you mentioned and boy was I laughing... I forgot about the "Landru" gag posts... and characterizing me as:
((George Peter Gatsis - the "me jb! me! i'm a mac expert" guy)) was GREAT!!!

Also love the worlds biggest vehicle reference... that took me by surprise... I thought it was a photoshoped image...

Boy the play by play commentaries are funny... Do you guys have anything else?

And "George is a good guy" crack... well that really upset me... if my daughter's ever knew me other than gruppy-dad-who-has-more-toys-than-them... well GOSH, my toys would end up painted pink and have tea cups for hats...

GOSH, It's bad enuff my 1930s green rolls limited edition dye cast had it's mirrors broken and axel bent... now I suspect they are targetting their sights on my delorian dye & dirty pair statues!!

Fixed that for ya, GPG.

nice...

The one thread where this type of thing goes one is loosely referred to as "Hero-Wero" or "Supey-Wupey." The name changes, because the thread gets reset after 100 pages. It usually starts with "A Message from . . . ."

A new one started last night, called "A Messge from the WANVADERS"

http://www.imwan.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.p ... highlight=

Loved your Supoe/Spidey re-creation, George!

George, welcome to the sanctuary.

Thanks Marcus... You know con-fin-dent-tual-leee... it was alot cheaper than then original... and bigger too!!!

Just a reminder... anyone know of anything regarding PUBLIC DOMAIN & COMICs... please speak up...


Thanks Frank... Now all I need to do is get the DAMN glowing jewell off of my hand!!!

Mr Smith wrote:
"GPG has always struck me as being one of Byrne's more enthusiastic and sincere supporters (without being a dick to other people about it). Quite literally Byrne's loss. "

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Still am an enthuz'd JB supporter... His combo of art and story coming out of a single package (JB) is very rare and I admire that big time!!! And Adam Warren comes in second place...

But my kids thinkz I amz looney... right up until the moment comes when they want to eat out or cruise the toy section of what-ever store we happen to be in... THEN, "like," I am the best-est ever...

You ought to treasure that George- I've hardly a good word to say about anyone.