cloudshaper2k 154 Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 On the copyright issue, current US copyright is for the life of the creator + 70 years. Lovecraft died in 1937, so his works entered public domain in 2007. Burroughs' copyrights aren't set to expire until 2020. Link to post Share on other sites
Heisler 10793 Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Although a number of his books, notable John Carter are already in the public domain. Link to post Share on other sites
Goblyn 2731 Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 I really wanted to get a few pairs of Cthulu's to use as book ends... you need one looking to the right Link to post Share on other sites
Frankthedm 406 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 On the copyright issue, current US copyright is for the life of the creator + 70 years. Lovecraft died in 1937, so his works entered public domain in 2007. Burroughs' copyrights aren't set to expire until 2020.It used to take more effort to keep work out of the public domain and that is why HPL's stuff was defacto public domain even before 2007. Romero's Night of the Living Dead entered public domain as it was showed in theaters because of an Editing Mistake. Link to post Share on other sites
Rigmarole 1 Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 At this point we have each made our points, I do not agree with yours, you likely do not agree with mine, and I doubt that either one of us is converting either the other or any of the other readers. I do not believe that too many will agree with your rendition, but if they do, then oh well. To each his own. It wasn't spell/psych-casting or an angry alien rant. Think Elder belch. Happens to me all the time after waking up groggy and eating up smaller unfamiliar creatures. Aside whoever thought up this as the final stretch goal was a freak'n genius and should be appointed dictator of Reaper Games for life. Link to post Share on other sites
Baphomet69 4774 Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Next Bones...Cthulhu spider! Link to post Share on other sites
AubreyE 18 Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Next Bones...Cthulhu spider! http://www.flickr.co...N08/7812770696/ If I didn't have arachnophobia before... now I do. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Zelkon 3 Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Oh dear god, Mr. 69. I know what every nightmare is going to be from now till I have c'thulhu to cuddle with. Yes, I prefer c'thulhu to that monstrosity. Link to post Share on other sites
Forum Mascot buglips*the*goblin 94162 Posted September 1, 2012 Forum Mascot Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Aw, c'mon. She's cute. Link to post Share on other sites
TheAuldGrump 49654 Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Just a garden spider - and they make some of the prettiest webs that you will ever see. I have held them in my hand, and been bitten by one too - a lot less painful than a bee sting, for example. And really, I deserved to be bitten, blundering through her web like that. (The ones that I have held on my palm have never bitten me, even when I have rotated my hands so the just keep walking around my hand rather than escaping.) The Auld Grump, pretty common, too. Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick 103 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Just to stir the pot a little - I saw the armature for this piece last week and it's BIG. Very excited to see the progress on this one! It will be ultra-cool. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dwarvenranger 5416 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Just to stir the pot a little - I saw the armature for this piece last week and it's BIG. Very excited to see the progress on this one! It will be ultra-cool. Goblins and elves, always starting trouble. Link to post Share on other sites
Heisler 10793 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Okay, the copyright law of 1923 that established the 70 year rule. Works printed before that time are public domain. ERB Inc manages the copyrights for Burrough's works written after 1923, works before that are public domain, which is a good portion of the John Carter Series as well as some of the Tarzan series. ERB Inc tries to maintain the control of earlier works through Trademarks and there is currently a lawsuit based on that trademark issue. If ERB wins that lawsuit then it will establish a precedent of essentially maintaining copyrights by trademark. Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 192 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Now my skin is crawling but if you want a big spider... here. http://www.google.com/imgres?num=10&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=643&tbm=isch&tbnid=52XURUReJbpTxM:&imgrefurl=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/3353693/Giant-spider-eating-a-bird-caught-on-camera.html&imgurl=http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01080/earth-graphics-200_1080292a.jpg&w=400&h=300&ei=ro1FULOQDISo8gTb2ICYCA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=177&vpy=153&dur=3597&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=136&ty=126&sig=104031554855418845119&page=1&tbnh=142&tbnw=173&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:76 Link to post Share on other sites
papercut 23 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Just to stir the pot a little - I saw the armature for this piece last week and it's BIG. Very excited to see the progress on this one! It will be ultra-cool. I am still not sold on the maxifig. Is he looking to the right and dancing? Or is he more menacing and threatening? Link to post Share on other sites
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