[Ron Lindeboom]

[Tim Kolb] “…we draw the line at mullets here, however.”

Yes, after Billy Ray Cyrus’s career nose-dived into the ground following his quirky one-hit-wonder of “Achey, Breakie Heart” (or whatever it was called), he asked to join the Cow team in our once-proposed “Learning to Sell Nothing Fast” forum. I figured we had the right man for the job but Kathlyn said, “No way, look at that mullet, will you?!#@!? We let him in here and next you know, Nick Griffin will have a mullet and then Andy Stinton — and there will be no end to it! You’ll even be sporting a mullet, Ron.”

So I did, but she wouldn’t let me post anymore and so I had to leave the Cow for a while…

Honest. That’s *just* how it happened…

Boomer

[Ron Lindeboom]

[Charlie King] “Andy, that’s why I could never be a part of the heads in this one, ‘No Beard'”

It’s true, Andy — well, at least partly…

Kathlyn and I have met Charlie in person. He once came really close to having one of those Frank Zappa “a bit of hair under the lower lip” beards but I am not sure that really counts in here, does it???

Yep, Charlie still can’t grow a beard, even in his fifties. Sad, actually, Andy. But a couple of the strippers we saw there at Charlie and Frank’s studio during our last visit to Las Vegas told us he makes up for it by growing a *really* hairy back. Me, I am not sure that that counts either…

But come to think of it, I think that Brooke Shields could qualify in this forum due to those huge eyebrows of hers — or is it just one eyebrow that extends clear across her forehead???, me I could never tell — but I tend to think you guys would give her the right hand of fellowship, wouldn’t ya???

Boomer

[Ron Lindeboom]

Juan,

Please use the search engine and do some research for yourself.

There are plenty of answers here in the Cow and asking the leaders to hold your hand through each and every step is both rude and shows that either you have pirated copies of After Effects (and therefore, no manual to look up) or you are one of those people who never seems willing to look up anything yourself.

I hate to be so brash and direct but you really can learn a lot about masks and mattes by using the search engine and spare the leaders here some really rudimentary questions from a guy who seems very unwilling to do any of the work himself.

Just an observation,

Ron Lindeboom

P.S.: Get rid of the iframe embed in your sig file or I am going to shut off your account. I have just had to go through a bunch of posts and fix them (also turn off some duplicates you posted) in which your iframe was messing with things. If you do not get it out of your posts, I will turn off your account.

[Ron Lindeboom]

Hi Jason,

I think that you may be misreading or misinterpreting what those words mean…

You may wish to write their licensing department and ask in regards to your specific situation because you are NOT selling the contents of the disc. If you were selling the models, then *that* would fall under the terms and conditions of the licensing agreement. But to use the models as a basis upon which you add textures and colors, etc., and then light these objects and place into images which are then sold to the public — I tend to believe that that will be okay.

But again, do check with the licensing department of the company that you bought from, as I am shooting in the dark here as I do not know whose models you are speaking of and under what terms they license them. Therefore, I cannot assure you that my thoughts are correct. My point is simply this: Double-check with the source.

Best regards,

Ron Lindeboom

[Ron Lindeboom]

They are hiring you and so the laws would be Norwegian. You could in no way hold them culpable for anything under U.S. law.

That said: I am NOT a lawyer and these are my opinions and are not intended as a substitute for sound legal counsel — of which I’d strongly advise you to seek under these conditions.

Best regards,

Ron Lindeboom

[Ron Lindeboom]

I have been waiting a bit to see how others handle this but it seems that no one wants to open a can of worms and so I guess I’ll give it a try…

*Usually* and the operative word here is “usually” as long as you are not seeing the images/models themselves but they are included within a greater project or product, it is okay to sell them. But, that said, you will want to check your license rights from the image libraries/model libraries you own and verify that under your specific circumstances that is okay.

I tend to think that you would be okay but do double check and remember: I am no lawyer and I am NOT telling you that this is okay and I warn you that I am no substitute for sound legal counsel and a little reading of license rights as expressed within the grant of license you received with your models.

Best regards,

Ron Lindeboom

[Ron Lindeboom]

Thanks, Tim… I read your comments and laughed so hard that I almost spewed my coffee all over the laptop screen and shot it up my nose….

…uh, hypothetically, of course.

;o)

Ron Lindeboom

[Ron Lindeboom]

Hello Dennis and Mark,

Kathlyn and I have been working towards the launch of a new Creative Cow podcast and we’d like to invite you to be our guests on it. We have the M.C. and have been working through the details and we know we have the audience — the Cow now gets 6 to 8 million pageviews in a bad month and we go as high as 11 million in the big months.

So, if you’d like to be one of the shows on the new Pro Media Cowcast, please let us know.

Best regards,

Ron & Kathlyn Lindeboom
creativecow.net

[Ron Lindeboom]

Hi James,

You are 100% right. When dealing with people like this, you ALWAYS have to offer suggestions in a way that any destination they arrive at was their idea. You can never impose your ideas on them as they see it as a threat.

Ah, humanity — what a funny and furry little thing we are.

Best,

Ron Lindeboom

[Ron Lindeboom]

[George Socka] “True, but a good contract will reduce the likelihood of pond scum suing YOU.”

Good point, George. :o)

Ron Lindeboom