tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post113621281589759795..comments2023-07-04T10:09:14.711-04:00Comments on jabberous: ethics n stuff ("part the second!")Mark Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04799399359022340724noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-1136326555945499062006-01-03T17:15:00.000-05:002006-01-03T17:15:00.000-05:00r. n., i'm glad to find out that you are the art...r. n., i'm glad to find out that you are the artist "X" that Mark has been mentioning, and NOT dave sim! =DeeTeeDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341830695525951970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-1136318539440677702006-01-03T15:02:00.000-05:002006-01-03T15:02:00.000-05:00Mark's right, we worked with a handshake on TYRANT...Mark's right, we worked with a handshake on TYRANT and his inside-back cover strip, but (a) I paid Mark up front a "page" fee per submission/issue; (b) BLESS THE BEASTS was Mark's property in full, TYRANT mine in full -- we weren't working on one another's strips; (c) we agreed from the outset we were free "to go" anytime, for any reason, or no reason, our separate ways. We kept it as open as possible, but that was a long time ago (1993-94 is when it started), and I'd have paperwork today, Mark, unless you simply refused. <BR/><BR/>Yes, I should have gotten it in writing, but Mark said, "Ah, why?" Rick Veitch and I also have a standing "reprint it anytime" deal on the stories WE did together, though I've pressed Rick that we draft a letter covering this, if only for our kids's sake if and/or when we're gone. <BR/><BR/>I have worked hard since 1998 to nail down any lingering deals and collaborative ventures, from stories I wrote and others drew to loose ends with larger firms (like Mirage). Some of these took (I shit you not) up to 9 years to see through, but I've been persistant and persevered. In a couple cases, when I could afford it, I paid past partners cash-in-hand to sign "permission to reprint" agreements, in the hopes one day of reprinting my past work -- and making sure I COULD include those particular stories or works. <BR/><BR/>In the meantime, Mark, know that even with GREEN MT CINEMA, I now PAY everyone once work is done, and DO have a short two-page contract to sign (stating they own all rights, and I am allowed to print it once, and have no other claim to their work). I've also done the same for the few folks I've had work on my back-burner N-MAN project, as that trademark requires I work with a non-virulent (but still ethically unpalatable to me) work-for-hire shortform contract. (Even with Black Coat Press, we have a contract that also states they can drop me, I can drop them at any time, for any or no reason.) I try to nail it all down, primarily to ensure a paper trail for my kids if anything happens to me. <BR/><BR/>Of course, by and large, I now do what I can with what I can manage on my own. For that, no paper trail is necessary...SRBissettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14426874992235196378noreply@blogger.com