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Commission Error of an Error

Spearcarrier

Well it looks like I’m going to have to have a policy change in one of the things I do. I used to take commissions at conventions and take them home, but I think from now on I won’t be taking them home. Because I have a few commissions that have been paid for, and when I went to get their address from the box it was kept safely in… the address wasn’t there.

Pestilence and I have pretty much looked everywhere. We found an address from a commission I already mailed out. We found a book someone published that had my art in it. We found a cute plane pin a friend gave me. We did not find the much-needed address.

I shouldn’t feel so guilty. I really shouldn’t. When the request was made I insisted very strongly the people take my card with them so that if something happened and they didn’t hear from me, they could find me and ask what was going on. They didn’t want to take it, but…. I dunno. I wanted them to be able to find me. It’s been a long while since Bayoucon and they haven’t contacted me. They probably lost my address, too.

Pestilence and I will be doing another sweep search tomorrow. I found the five dollar bill that was also being kept in that safe box in a sketch book. Where it wasn’t supposed to be. We don’t know what happened, but whatever it was it was mess. Surely that address has got to be around here somewhere.

But just in case you’re the person who made this request and you’re here trying to find out what’s going on – omg email me!!!!!

*facepalm* Where’s the Doctor when you need him?

I’d Better Say summin’

Spearcarrier

I work 4 art jobs, which is the biggest reason why I have no time for anything else. Ever. And on my rare free day, my husband drags me off to boring (and I mean boring) fighter practices for the SCA where I get to sit and listen to the same old conversations that happen in order every meeting.

  • 1. Wear your cup.
  • 2. Childbirth.
  • 4. The school system and what idiots teachers are.
  • 5. What a genius the kids are. (And swing back to childbirth from here….)

No one talks about history, craft making, music, or anything of the kind even though they’re at a SCA meeting. Or the President. Syria…. ANYTHING. The fighters will talk about technique a little, but invariably their conversations *always* boil down to:

  • 1. Wear your cup.
  • 2. Oh what a lovely piece of armor you’re wearing
  • 3. Did you see how badass I was out there in the grass with my stick?

Wait! There’s a song in this somewhere….

So yes. Four art jobs: ebook covers, ebook formatting, comic flatting, child book illustrations… and my own comics. The last (and most important to me) gets ignored sometimes for weeks at a time because of the Big Four… and our crazy need to buy gas so my husband won’t have to go AWOL. And food of course.  Not eating is a sure way to get fat, and I’m fat enough as it is.

Anyway, I should make another musical update. I accidentally found a few places where I can procure cover rights. I’ve added them to the links list in case someone ever stumbles across this site and actually reads it. This made me happy. I’m more inclined to write my own stuff (Metronome for example) and handle public domain old stuff,  but knowing that rare inspiration to do a cover can be legally handled without the drama is pretty nice. I am still held back by lack of music or people to play with (Seriously, I suppose the pine trees could play the flute…) but if certain apps would stop being exclusive to Apple and become computer programs that would be solved and the literal symphonies I hear in my head could be slightly translated.

I’d like to know how I can place rights on my own written stuff – being as there appears to be a problem right now of companies copyrighting material that is in the public domain. I’m given to understand that’s illegal but at the end of the day the entertainment courts seem to side more with those who have the most money. So yes there are things out there that were public domain until they got scooped up: historical stuff, things the people deserve back in their hands even if they never knew they had them. As one person trying to push a fight against this said, these people are the real pirates. I couldn’t agree more.

I also stumbled across a legal forum where you could ask questions for free. So I asked about the parody situation with I Want You Gone. The first person to answer assumed I wanted to make a video and told me to find a lawyer. Guess who I *wouldn’t* call if I had to find a lawyer. The second and third persons to answer tried their best despite the fact that “my narrative was hard to follow”. (Sure wish I knew why people have a hard time following my narratives. I try to be linear and concise, dammit. Although in this case I asked a confused question first, then I followed with a linear explanation.) Those two I’d call if I had money for a lawyer. =^-^= Although they both also told me to find a lawyer.

Hell if I had money to find a lawyer, I would have called one when this parody mess first began.

All I want is to make a parody according to the parody provisions and the fair use act. The lyrics were written with the five requirements in mind. I could use the karaoke arrangement War found, but don’t want to due to legal issues. In the end the entire situation would be arranged and performed by myself.

Sure I’d like to make a music video to it someday but the short term plans are to make this mp3 for War, who deploys in just two months, and let her have it. I also want to post it here. Yes, I do mention how buying me a soda would help support the rare music here. So far donations have amounted to $0 and 0.. hey wow I just realized computer keyboards don’t have cent signs. -_- I automatically went to type it like I would have on a typewriter and the offending thing wasn’t there!! Nuuuuuuu