I think you were done quite some time ago, Barrett.  I don't mind hearing
a differing opinion, but I take exception to someone out of the blue
butchering a copy of my work, then toss it back at me and saying they've
"improved" it.  As I said before, if you disagree with my opinion, feel
free to e-mail me or leave a comment.  But don't alter another artist's
work and expect them to be amused.

Okay, I think we're done here.

On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 9:53 AM, <tfmo@christmasghost.com> wrote:

Really.  Then why don't you try this little experiment:  Take any
article
your boss at Vanity Fair or HuffPo has written, rewrite it to "make fun
of" him, then send it back to him and call it an "improvement."

Let's see if your "parody" argument helps you keep your job.

Welcome to reality.  And the unemployment line.

This is what's known as "parody." I didn't damage any of your

"property"
-

rather, I altered a downloaded copy of your work as a means by which

to

make
fun of you, then I sent you that new version as a joke. You'll be

happy
to

learn that your original cartoon is safe and sound in your own

possession.

Welcome to America.
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 9:24 AM, <tfmo@christmasghost.com> wrote:

Well, how else do you describe it when someone takes part of your
property
and scribbles all over it against your wishes?  If I were to take one

of

your articles, remove your writing and replace it with my own

opinion,

would that not be much the same thing?  Or if I went to your house

and

did
that on your kitchen wall?

If you have an objection to my cartoon, there's a couple of handy

little

doo-dads called "e-mail" and "comment box."  Feel free to voice your
opinion in either or both, but do not assume that because more people
know
your name than mine that you have any authority to alter my work.

You

are
not my editor.  You are not my boss.  You are not my coworker.  You

are

not my partner.  If you want me to draw a cartoon, then we can

discuss

content and fees.  Otherwise, kindly keep your hands to yourself.

Sincerely,

TFMo

"Vandalizing?" Wow.

On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 3:21 AM, <tfmo@christmasghost.com> wrote:

Thanks.  But I prefer it as is, as do people whom I hold in much

higher

esteem.  Perhaps your time might be better utilized by coming up

with

your
own cartoon, instead of applying unsolicited, unnecessary, and

unwanted

edits to mine.

Or perhaps you could use your influence as a writer for such media

as

Vanity Fair and Huffington Post to actually spread a little truth

about

the blatant deception being committed by the White House and

members

of

the various media, instead of dickering around with a largely

unknown

amateur political cartoonist/commentator's work?

I'm not sure what artistic circles you associate with, but where I

come

from, vandalizing another artist's work without their prior

explicit

permission is a grave insult.  Please bear this in mind the next

time

you
decide to "improve" someone else's creation.

Sincerely,

TFMo