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P pshikli Member Joined: Mar 10, 2004 Posts: 14	P pshikli Posted posted on Wed, Mar 17, 2004 8:13 AM Just a tip on artistic rights. Any outfit like MegaChess with other existing product lines has other artists. Before signing on the dotted line, ask to speak to a couple of them. Ask them if they got a good deal or not. I know what ours would say. The teak guys would say they hired 6 guys to cover our orders. The topiary guy would say we looked out for his interests because we wanted to make sure he was happy making our topiaries. In our business, 10% of the game is artistic rights to a design. 30% is an artist with the talent to produce the design. And 60% is an artist who gets out of bed regularly inspired to produce great things. We don't jeopardize the 90% by getting unreasonable with the 10%. Peter/MegaChess On 2004-03-17 04:48, hanford_lemoore wrote: Bwana, There are two issues here: the rules, and the debate. I respect your opinion and you won't get booted for stating it. I do ask people be repsectful and polite to others. Overall you have been repectful, and (correct me if I'm wrong) you've not been punished. Please don't confuse my engagement in the debate as any form of "punishment" or "correction". I try my best to keep moderation behind-the-scenes. In other words, I don't feel you've even come close to breaking the rules. :) However that doesn't mean your comments have gone unnoticed by me. As a person I have my own opinions and by-and-large I keep them seperate from the policies here on TC. I simply believe the price being suggested is not in line with value of commercial design. In a nutshell, if you had stated it this way I wouldn't have ever replied. Like I said, everyone can decide for themselves whether it's worth it or not. It is obvious that for the professional designers here it's not worth an evening to try and win this competition cash-wise. But the way you phrased your opinion compelled me to reply in the way I did. The heart of my message being: if you think it's worth it, then go for it and don't let somone else decide whether or not it is rip-off. In fact as a gesture of good faith I will subscribe if you will consent to accepting my subscription fee. I'll accept it! ~Hanford [ Edited by: pshikli on 2004-03-17 08:15 ]

Just a tip on artistic rights. Any outfit like MegaChess with other existing product lines has other artists. Before signing on the dotted line, ask to speak to a couple of them. Ask them if they got a good deal or not.

I know what ours would say. The teak guys would say they hired 6 guys to cover our orders. The topiary guy would say we looked out for his interests because we wanted to make sure he was happy making our topiaries.

In our business, 10% of the game is artistic rights to a design. 30% is an artist with the talent to produce the design. And 60% is an artist who gets out of bed regularly inspired to produce great things. We don't jeopardize the 90% by getting unreasonable with the 10%.

Peter/MegaChess

On 2004-03-17 04:48, hanford_lemoore wrote:
Bwana,

There are two issues here: the rules, and the debate. I respect your opinion and you won't get booted for stating it. I do ask people be repsectful and polite to others. Overall you have been repectful, and (correct me if I'm wrong) you've not been punished. Please don't confuse my engagement in the debate as any form of "punishment" or "correction". I try my best to keep moderation behind-the-scenes.

In other words, I don't feel you've even come close to breaking the rules. :) However that doesn't mean your comments have gone unnoticed by me. As a person I have my own opinions and by-and-large I keep them seperate from the policies here on TC.

I simply believe the price being suggested is not in line with value of commercial design.

In a nutshell, if you had stated it this way I wouldn't have ever replied. Like I said, everyone can decide for themselves whether it's worth it or not. It is obvious that for the professional designers here it's not worth an evening to try and win this competition cash-wise. But the way you phrased your opinion compelled me to reply in the way I did. The heart of my message being: if you think it's worth it, then go for it and don't let somone else decide whether or not it is rip-off.

In fact as a gesture of good faith I will subscribe if you will consent to accepting my subscription fee.

I'll accept it!

~Hanford

[ Edited by: pshikli on 2004-03-17 08:15 ]

Post #81307 by pshikli on Wed, Mar 17, 2004 8:13 AM