So, as you may or may not already be aware, at some point in the past I created an image for a parody of a parody of a parody of a parody that involved a squirrel on fire. The so-called ‘flaming squirrel’ has since become one of the most popular images I have ever created (second only to ‘moo‘). In fact, the Flaming Squirrel Merchandise in Modern Evil’s Cafepress stores has been the most money-making design we’ve ever offered. Except … well…
As a smaller number of you may know, the squirrel originated from ‘The Bench’, a public-domain sort of build-your-own-comic from the creators of Penny Arcade. So, errr… me making money from its use is something they could theoretically ask me to stop doing at any time. Except, I think they’re cool with it. In fact, I believe that if I emailed them and … well … linkwhored (ie: linked them to the merchandise & asked them to link to it on their very popular website) … they probably would, and the people would show up in droves, and Modern Evil could make some money and maybe not disappear.
Of course, if I do bring it to their attention, they may just ask me to take it down, and any potential future profits from it would be lost instead of increased. What do you think I should do?
If you have any doubts that they may not be okay with it, then definitely let them in on it and linkwhore. It’s only fair.
If you have any doubts that they may not be okay with it, then definitely let them in on it and linkwhore. It’s only fair.