Greetings from Seattle! Am I allowed to say that? Or will Seattle’s business affairs write me a letter saying, Seattle never agreed to be referenced in this newsletter. Using Seattle’s name or likeliness without their consent in a publication will result in immediate cease and desist, foreclosure, and life ruining lawsuits. Oh my! So scary! Let me correct myself, greetings from Schmeattle. The land of Schmee! Captain Hook is nearby somewhere, and that dang alligator and his clock are tick-tick-ticking in the distance! Oh wait, I can’t reference Schmee either? Nor their nemesis Peter Pan?? What’s a cartoonist to do in this economy!
Copyright infringement is a sneaky thing. Some say you can always get by under the law of parody, but those people have never heard of Bob Ross's estate’s lawyers. Or rather, heard from them. Which I have. First with this cartoon:
And possibly again, since now I’ve drawn this one too?
I asked my fellow cartoonists which doodles they have that could send them to copyright prison and here’s what they (never) said!
Ellis Rosen
Like a rock band lead singer going solo and failing miserably, I’ve started my own newsletter! Please check it out for more cartoons!
Sarah Kempa
Samantha Parkington 🤝 Samantha Jones! I didn’t watch Sex & The City until relatively recently, as I attempted to make my way through all the 90s and 00s cable tv I missed out on, and until then, the only Samantha in my mind was the one and only Samantha Parkington. I’m more of a Molly McIntire for what it’s worth!
I was told by social media community moderators I was breaching copyright from the New York Times by using the cover of their paper…they continued to block this image. I continued to post it. Eventually, it stuck.
Jason Adam Katzenstein
Since every 30 Rock fake show and movie is now actually being made, it’s only a matter of time before this cartoon is adapted into a full-length Disney film. I imagine that they will not pay me for the idea, and that I will sue them and then lose.
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