Generally, copyright protection is to ensure an artists's/cartonists's/author's work is not used by someone else for monetary gain without permission or compensation. Although I can see where it's technically illegal (like jaywalking) once a piece is on the internet, I'm sure the originator is aware his/her work is going to be shared.

For an environmental conference I was organizing I once contacted Larson's office to ask if we could reproduce a cartoon as part of the advertising for the conference. I explained we were a not-for-profit organization (NH Dept. of Environmental Services), we would not use the cartoon to make money and it would benefit the environment. Larson's staff was sympathetic and said they understood his work was commonly reproduced for a variety of reasons but preferrd we wouldn't use his work as a general policy. They stopped short of saying they'd take legal action if we did. We ended up honoring their request.

I miss :
- a daily newspaper
- looking things up in real encyclopedia
- bench seats in the car
- 3 speed on the column
- dad plowing moms garden in the spring
- the annual church picnic where the same family ran the same both each
- Sunday with Sunday school in the morning and preacher service at night
- my 4H picking up corn missed by the pull behind corn picker
- cane fishing poles and worms
- only 3 channels on our black and white tv
- Stan Musial

What about you ?

This week’s work load was rough. It started on Monday concluding a two year long contract negotiation with New York City Department of Labor. I will write the contract Thant we fought for didn’t offer everyone everything. We were able to put in place, longevity, raises across the board and have good language for the next generation of kiddos. Tuesday, I was so exhausted that I could not go to work. Mostly I lounged around shaking my head and rereading what we had done. Wednesday came the usual grind of work and constant calls from all asking to see the contract. Thursday and Friday was the same. Many more handshakes and pats on the back from co-workers. Saturday was a day off and my wife, her sister and I head over to the New York Botanic Garden. It is my favorite to see, photograph and enjoy the Orchid Show. (Photos to Follow) Sunday breakfast is a day to indulge my wife, my son, his girlfriend (both from Afton, NY) and I with a nice breakfast. I picked up a bunch of different bagels, cream cheese, Hummus and Lox. I mixed up some honey mustard and dill sauce. I brewed up some coffee and we all sat down at the kitchen table. My son and his girlfriend told us of the Shen Yun show and we shared our weekly events.