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				<title><![CDATA[
I actually met Pat years ago w]]></title>
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I actually met Pat years ago when I was an animator for Nickelodeon.&nbsp; I have no idea why he was at the studio (researching animated Mutts?).&nbsp; Our encounter was merely me shaking his hand and telling him I like the strip.&nbsp; I was in my young[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[My lucky day to have posted this]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[My lucky day to have posted this question and you were there to respond! Thanks Steve. I will follow your suggestions. Sorry, I`m being so "Natasha" about this, but I`ve been reading too much on trademark and copyright laws to feel "safe" yet. The carto]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The syndicate may very well have]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[The syndicate may very well have to be involved.&nbsp; It depends upon the contract between the cartoonist and the syndicate.&nbsp; It used to be that the syndicates owned all the copyrights to the strip and characters and made all decisions.&nbsp; In the [...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thanks for responding Steve! I n]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Thanks for responding Steve! I need to get in touch with this cartoonist because this product will use his copyrighted characters. Am I looking at this the wrong way? I guess I am worried about the syndicates being involved because I am a small start up]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I know a bit about the world of ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I know a bit about the world of comic strips and syndication and quite frankly, I have no idea how you would contact a cartoonist directly.&nbsp; The system is set up for the public having to go through the syndicates.&nbsp; I despise syndicates myself but[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I have an idea that needs the su]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I have an idea that needs the support and creative talent of a celebrity cartoonist (think Doonsbury, but not) and I have no idea how to contact this individual without going through a syndicate (the word gives me chills). I want to pitch directly to th]]></description>
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