Letter from Mary Suggett

Here is the letter from Mary Suggett.  The first sentence is very clear (and I add emphasis):

"You may link to www.gocomics.com directly from your blog. ..."

 I changed the style to the direct link to GoComics.com (and Dilbert.com) from S.S.Tattler.

cheers / SSTattler

January 5, 2012

RE: DILBERT, FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, GARFIELD

Dear Mr. Anderson,

You may link to www.gocomics.com directly from your blog. But unless you’d be willing to enter into an agreement to pay for the cartoons you wish to post. I’m afraid this is your only option. Just as you point out in your email I’ve quoted below.

“I can link to GoComics.com to specific cartoon:  "<a href="http://www.gocomics.com/forbetterorforworse/2008/07/30" title="http://www.gocomics.com/forbetterorforworse/"> <img src="http://cdn.svcs.c2.uclick.com/c2/204630705f35012ee3c100163e41dd5b?width=640.0" I /></a><br />".  No trouble at all and the image is in the site cdn.svcs.c2.uclick.com/c2/.... not in my site.  But legal it is unclear to me."

I hope this helps.

Mary Suggett, Permissions Director

Universal Uclick

1130 Walnut St.

Kansas City, MO 64106-2109

816-581-7500 x7394

msuggett @ amuniversal.com

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From: John C.Anderson
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 7:36 PM
To: Adams, Patty
Cc: Anderson John
Subject: Hi Patty, I'm John C. Anderson and I need help/permission….

Hi Patty Adams,

   I am John C. Anderson and I have a personal "blogSpot" stroke-survivors.org or http://www.stroke-survivors.blogspot.com.  I had a stroke 15 years ago and  I have aphasia, so if you can call me at 780-628-4222 but e-mail is better.  

   The past 3 months I put cartoons, mostly Dilbert, and then I found recently For Better and For Worse starting 2006.  It tell you the story about 'Grandpa Jim' and he has a stroke -- it takes more than 60+ strips.  Approx 20 - 30 people in Edmonton with various kind of stroke they loves the series of FBandFW cartoons specially about stroke.   They told me (and I agree) to re-publish on my web site with FBandFW & stroke, probably every week, to the end of the series.  But I have a problem:

• I have no money to do it.  I want to be legal and honest but I don't really understand "copyright", "trademark", "permission" and so on.  Can I do it or I'm into trouble??? (Actually, I can spend approx $10.00 but that is it).
• Technically, I can do it with my web site; I built many web site before.  For example, I can link to GoComics.com to specific cartoon:  "<a href="http://www.gocomics.com/forbetterorforworse/2008/07/30" title="http://www.gocomics.com/forbetterorforworse/"> <img src="http://cdn.svcs.c2.uclick.com/c2/204630705f35012ee3c100163e41dd5b?width=640.0" /></a><br />".  No trouble at all and the image is in the site cdn.svcs.c2.uclick.com/c2/.... not in my site.  But legal it is unclear to me.
• I have done the cartoon FBandFW(and Dilbert, Garfield) Dec/31/2011 http://www.stroke-survivors.org/2011/12/comics-saturday-december-31-2011.html.  Can you reply/answer:

• Remove the links to GoComics.com cartoon -- it is illegal,
• or you want lots of money for, of course, a fee,
• or my code it OK but it has to be modified with ...?,
• or anything "links" with GoComics.com will cost $0.00,
• .... ??

• You can look at http://www.stroke-survivors.org/2011/03/dilbert-social-skills.html; I tried various kind of images to links to implement to GoComics.com.

Cheers,

John C. Anderson