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Definitely not quite the same, sucks actually!!

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https://www.gocomics.com/chucklebros/2025/01/23?ct=v&cti=2150621

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Gocomics is a pretty good site for viewing the comics. They may not have all of your favorites, they have quite a few and it's free to view.

 

Damn shame that you can't even post a cartoon for others to enjoy without the site host getting sued by some big conglomerate company.

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4 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said:

Damn shame that you can't even post a cartoon for others to enjoy without the site host getting sued by some big conglomerate company.

 

I think that eventually, this will end up in court, but it will take a company with deep pockets to fight the companies that are buying up the digital rights.  If I take a picture, modify it by making it a MEME, or photoshop it into something else, did I not just create a new piece of digital art?  That will be the question that ultimately needs to be answered, but solving that will take a whole lot more $$$$$ than settling out of court like SASS and others have been doing.

 

While I certainly understand the need for copyright protections, this has gotten way out of hand.  If the picture is not watermarked, or trademarked clearly, then it should be free game for any and all.  Just my $0.02, and worth what I was paid for it.

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There are some that believe everything on the internet should be fair game. Others want  controls on everything on the internet. It’s frustrating. 
 

There are companies buying up everything that used to be “free” or available on the internet. 
Old news stories and newspaper articles used to be free and available. Now, it seems companies have bought the old newspaper’s articles and cataloged them for sale or an access fee. 
Years ago when I worked in LA I was a manager on the Pasadena Gold Line light rail system. I did the start up. 
One day at a public event a photographer from the LA Times took my photograph at a station platform. It was a nice photo. I wanted a copy of it. I was told “No! Buy a paper.” So I did. 
One day, about 5 years ago I found that image online. It had a big “Getty Images” banner emblazoned across it. I clicked a link to see if I could get a copy of it. I could, for $110. I contacted the Getty website and got a phone number and I called to ask why I would need to pay for an image of me. The response was “We own it. You want it? Pay us.” I was then informed the cost would be $1200! I said some very nasty things to the man and hung up. 
 

A few years after that image was taken I took some photos on the Lynx Light Rail in Charlotte during the start up. I took one picture that is historical in the light rail & trolley world. 
I took a photo of historic “Car 85”, a 1920’s vintage trolley car at a station platform with a brand new Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) across the station platform from it.

That was the one and only time Car 85 went to the mainline. 
I took the image and blew it up into a poster. Our CEO saw it and wanted a copy. I gave him a digital copy. He in turn gave the image to the Charlotte Trolley Museum with the caveat that any posting of that image should be credited to me. 
A few years ago I found MY image on a real estate website in Charlotte. I called to ask them to remove my photo from their website. They said “Nope! We own it. We copyrighted it. It is not yours. You can take us to court but you’ll be wasting your time.”

I talked to a copyright lawyer and was told that the image of Car 85 and the LRV belongs to whoever copyrighted it, regardless if I have the original image stored on a camera and a jump drive. Going to court would be a waste of time. 
Over a period of time I gave up on it. it’s not worth the hassle. 
These days if I see a pro looking photographer or news reporter taking photos in my direction I flip them off and maintain that gesture until the camera pans or is taken out of use. I do it just because I can. Screw ‘em!

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I got an idea. I will describe the funny picture. Y'all use your imagination.

 

It's a drinking cup. It has a picture on it of Batman. It has a care label. Apparently putting it in the dishwasher will wash the picture away.

 

HAND WASH ONLY

SPANISH HAND WASH ONLY

FRENCH HAND WASH ONLY

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56 minutes ago, Alpo said:

I got an idea. I will describe the funny picture. Y'all use your imagination.

 

It's a drinking cup. It has a picture on it of Batman. It has a care label. Apparently putting it in the dishwasher will wash the picture away.

 

HAND WASH ONLY

SPANISH HAND WASH ONLY

FRENCH HAND WASH ONLY

только мытье рук
тільки миття рук

nur Händewaschen
 

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Two guys are standing next to a car. They got a slim Jim. They are trying desperately to get the door unlocked because they have locked the keys in the car.

 

The rear seat window is plastic and duct tape. Maybe that's how they got in the last time?

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A sign posted by the San Francisco Police Department.

 

PREVENT THEFT

 

LOCK YOUR CAR

 

TAKE YOUR KEYS

 

HIDE YOUR BELONGINGS

 

Fill a decoy purse with thousands of angry poisonous bees

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Picture this video …

 

There’s a guy pitching baseballs to kids to hit with a bat. A kid makes contact and hits the ball. Line drive into the guy’s groin. He falls down writhing in pain. Everyone laughs. 

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12 hours ago, Mossy Horn Gent said:

What happened to the "Funny Pictures" topic?

 

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Sign outside a pub.

 

BEER SHORTAGE SOON

 

PANIC BUY HERE

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Adding on to Pat’s post, a lot of people use instagram to post personal pictures - family, vacations et al. What most don’t know is that instagram can legally sell the rights to your photo to another entity without your permission. So basically, the public is building a big stock photo library for them for free. 

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Imagine a pic of my dog doing a funny thing and large block letters saying something that makes it funnier

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In the edge of the woods there are two deer. One is a buck with a huge rack. The other one is also a buck but his rack is much smaller. On the small bucks head, sitting between his antlers, is a basketball.

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A sign at the beach in Matunuck Rhode Island.

 

DANGER

 

NO DIVING OR SWIMMING

 

VIOLATORS WILL BE WET

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Birthday card. On the front it says

HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY

 

On the back?

 

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I was just wondering if maybe THEY should pay US for sharing their paraphernalia with folks who, otherwise, may not get to witness the wittiness, or otherwise, of their "product"; ............ I mean, it's not like we're "on-selling" it for profit.  😇

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A hand holding a large bronze medal with a red white and blue ribbon to hang it around your neck with.

 

In the center of the medal it probablyPROUDLY, damn otto, "probably"?  says in large letters

 

3ST

 

You supposed the silver one says 2st?

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The cake mix aisle in a grocery store. All of the boxes of cake mix - devil's food cake, red velvet cake, sour cream chocolate cake - are sitting there correctly.

 

The pineapple upside down cake boxes are upside down.

 

 

 

Hey, I just had a thought. Pineapple upside down cake. Pineapple. Upside down. Oz. Pizza. Wallaby Jack.

 

Coincidence?

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