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July 18, 2008 ~ 10:02:06 PM * -07:00ST
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Log # 158
Unhallowed Metropolis: Communion
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Eliza Gauger on May 12th, 2007 ~ 02:59:19 AM
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Log # 156
Status Report: excuse me wtf r u doin
My name is Eliza Gauger. I am a mercenary artist, gonzo blogger, and freelance enthusiast.
You can find me at Twitter, MySpace, Flickr, and LiveJournal.
I sell prints of my artwork. Prints are $35, 8.5×11″, full color, on professional matte photo paper. Other sizes can probably be arranged. I will be postponing any further print shipments until next month.
Unhallowed Metropolis, a steampunk-horror RPG set in a grim future London, is almost complete. I did quite a few of the illustrations for this book, including photography, photomanipulation, and drawing/painting. It should launch at this year’s GenCon. I have been asked to art direct a few of the future installments and expansions, and gave a tentative yes.
The Bee Commission went up at Glo’s Cafe on Capital Hill (Seattle), was up long enough to deeply offend the establishment’s owner, and was taken down again. Awesome.
Eliza Gauger: Collected Works has been taken down after a successful run at Lighthouse Roasters in Fremont (Seattle).
Table of Malcontents is being gassed by Wired. You have until June 30th to enjoy the gutted, stinking remains of what was, briefly, the absolute only source of steampunk hentai you would ever need. A moment of silence, please. Followed by a moment of gurgling screams.
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Eliza Gauger on May 11th, 2007 ~ 08:31:21 PM
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Log # 149
Dave vs. Goliath Update 2: Wassco Ahoy, Bambi Bye Bye
Some quick updates, since I’ve been busy and haven’t caught up with the SA thread in a few days:
1. Goldman’s “Goodbye Bambi” logo has been removed from his site, following a post by goons. There was much discussion on SA about the hair trigger of the Disney legal team, and the Disney “piracy hotline” was called. As reluctant as I am to reinforce Disney’s megalomaniacal grip on ancient intellectual property, I think the ends justify the means in this case.
2. The giant Todd Goldman evidence repository located at Mike Tyndall’s site is now being mirrored at ThirdProject.net.
3. What the fuck, can’t he even spell “weenie” right?
4. Stickypig has suggested to me that Goldman is pulling the biggest performance art stunt ever devised. It is, in fact, more difficult to trace five images to create a shitty cartoon, than it is to simply draw a new one. Does this say something profound about the “remix culture”, or is Goldman just a psychopath? Goon Mythrandir has a similar hypothesis:
It’s no secret that he’s an asshole, but I just realized that everything I’ve heard about this guy doing– from his art thievery down to his bullshit interview comments and asshole behavior when cornered– is complete douchebaggery. Which got me thinking; maybe he’s actually a brilliant artist, and his real “art” is that he’s become the ultimate despicable character and wants to see how the world reacts.
It’s the only logical explanation for how someone can be “the perfect asshole;” down to the most mundane detail of their lives. That takes effort, and a real asshole would need to have at least a couple redeeming (or at least neutral) qualities. I’ll bet he even has an “asshole” way of making sandwiches or starting his car or something.
5. Kelly states that he cannot discuss details of the case, and will not speak to the press at this time.
6. The Consumerist is on board.
7. Kelly also confirms that Chris Wass of Wassco (original artist from which a great deal of Goldman’s tracings have come) has been contacted about all this, and should not be sent any more email on the subject.
8. Goldman is now altering existing designs on his site, such as changing the face on this clipart fat kid, (original can be seen on the magnet, new face [taken from the Boys Are Stupid image] on the sticker) presumably to make them “different” enough to pass as original work in court.
9. The comment thread at Table of Malcontents is alive and simmering with rage, albeit with the absence of commentor “Totally Wrong”, lone defender of Goldman, who had his IP traced to davidandgoliath.com.
10. In the case of Rogers vs. Koons, (thanks, goon ruth232) we find hope for a reasonable outcome, should Dave vs. Goliath go to court: The Court found both “substantial similarity” and that there was access to the picture. The similarity was so close that the average lay person would recognize the copying. Thus the sculpture was found to be a copy of Rogers’ work.
11. On April 26, Kelly closes the thread and says there will be an update on the weekend or the following Monday (April 30). But…no update yet. We’re rooting for you, Shmorky.
This list has been added to the megapost, and crossposted to my LJ.
