Calvin and Hobbes
Hello fellow Calvin and Hobbes fans!
About this community and how I post the comic strip… The comics are posted in chronological order on the day (usually) they were released. Posting them to match the release date adds a bit of fun and nostalgia to match the experience of reading them in the newspaper for first time. Many moons ago, I would ask my Dad to save the newspaper for me everyday so I could read my favorite comic strips. It really sucked when I missed a day. Only years later, when I got the books was I able to catch up on the missed strips.
Calvin and Hobbes is a daily American comic strip created by cartoonist Bill Watterson that was syndicated from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. Commonly cited as "the last great newspaper comic",[2][3][4] Calvin and Hobbes has enjoyed broad and enduring popularity, influence, and academic and philosophical interest… Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_and_Hobbes
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I say screw corporations. Precisely that was what Bill Watterson gently protested against.
So in his spirit, I think we should let them have it on their bum - we do what we want. When a law is unreasonable, it is time to decide for ourselves.
Let the comics stay here and don't attract too much attention, but when they try to take it down here too, make a loud, big fat stink about it to sympathetic people (while readying another place).
It will also make our image stronger, as everyone likes Calvin and Hobbes, and getting those taken down by that guy will result in him getting a big side eye.
There is no difference between what is being done here, and bumper stickers of Calvin pissing on Obama. Watterson has always maintained control of his creation. This is well known. Anyone who knows that would understand that he likely would not be happy about unauthorized syndicated redistribution.
Difference is that one is to piss people off and another is just sharing the original comics.
That is not a meaningful difference. Copyright law doesn't grant fair use exceptions if you're not trying to piss anyone off. Think about it like a grown up for a moment. They are both unauthorized uses that erode Watterson's control of his property.
It does, actually. Your "think like a grown-up" when I've not said anything immature, doesn't seem to be in good faith, I'm afraid.
Your thinking is not informed by legal and financial realities, nor by the history of litigation by Watterson that clearly expresses his preferences in this matter. You are willing to substitute your own wishful thinking for things that are on the record. I think you are choosing not to use your capacity for "grown-up" (could have chosen a better term) thought because there is a specific conclusion you wish to reach.
Your comment would be better without the "Think about it like a grown up for a moment" bit, which comes across as insulting. I got a report about the comment, but think it's better to explain what's wrong than to just remove it.
Bill Watterson has clearly expressed dislike for corporations and profit seeking, but there's also no question that he's in favor of very strong copyright protection. It's how he enforced his vision of preventing unauthorized use of the Calvin and Hobbes characters.
I think that between corporations abusing copyright protection and us using it, he'd favour the latter, as there's no profit motive and we still credit him.
You could ask. There is no reason for you to speculate, especially when you clearly have a bias, which is likely to be warping your perception. But I think you know what would happen if you asked.
Everyone has a bias ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Deepity. Seeks to avoid the point. Could have just not responded, you know.
I totally agree with you, although I personally would consider potentially looking into various avenues, and try to potentially ready myself beforehand, so that I'm not scrambling / caught off-guard when they inevitably do come.