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Actually, my intended purpose in continuing is to inform. I see a new person every month or so come in and have some warped idea about intellectual property rights... mostly driven by the kind of reasoning Telly lists above : If nobody is legally doing replicas of something I want, then it's...

Ahhh.... now it is time for you to snatch the pebble from my hand, grasshoppah! Confucious say: "Backstitch when necessary. But know limits of backstitch." Or something like that. Frankly, I have no idea what it means. I say give it a shot. If your puppet implodes and creates a nasty old...

Okay folks, as a present to all here, I'm letting it go. Its pretty obvious that I'm screaming into the wind anyway. -G

Welcome to the "Disgruntled Muppet Fans" club, Uncle Matt! :) -G

Even if he was selling patterns (from which could be made a Piggy or a Kermit), he'd be alright. That's not infringement unless you promote it solely as a pattern for a Kermit or a Piggy. I agree, his work is very nice. Doesn't stop it from being unlawful, though. -Gordon

Even if she was $1.50, he'd still be infringing on the rights holder's property. It doesn't have anything to do with his pricing. -Gordon

It is not his right to build replicas and sell them. It doesn't matter how much they differ from the originals. They appear, to any casual observer to be the real thing. In fact, he makes it a point to excalim how much like the originals they look. It would be the same if he was making picture...

Oh... and quit it with the self-depricating stuff. You got better than that. COME ON, ****(sic) YOU! COMPETE WITH ME! Or if that isn't your gig... COMPETE WITH YOURSELF! GO ON! BRING IT! Cuz here's the deal: I don't care if I win or not. The puppet I'm making for this is an excuse to...

Whip stitch: A good example would be the wire on a spiral-bound notebook. Same idea, only tighter. You stitch around the outside of the edge... like those cheesy old leather-craft kits for making coin purses with that strange, flat plastic "thread". -G

DON'T YOU DARE! I'm not going to accept that kind of talk. I will NOT be used as an excuse! Now if you don't enter, I'm going to be HELLA MAD at you. You got mad puppet skillz, gurl! Use 'em! Kick my buttocks! -G

Personal story: my grandfsther smoked for his entire life (before the release of the information declaring tobacco smoking to be carcinogenic). He died a very uncomfortable and somewhat messy death of lung cancer. My father after smoking for his entire adult life, developed heart disease and...

Oh...,I am SOOOOO in on this one! -Gordon

I suspect it isn't anything that critical. Probably a lot of Telly in the background or group shots where he isn't being the center of attention. -G

He has received bids in the past. And he has sold puppets in the past. I suspect he's got a thing going on with this... a pretty standard ebay tactic that works very well for lots of people. You post your item at a very high price. If you get that price, then you're happy. But you don't...

Groovy pics! -G

VERY cool. Good thinking "outside the box"! Or should I say "Outside the Habbitrail"? -G

Oh... just to clarify, Martin was here in St.Paul doing the festival because he had already signed the contract to do so. They decided to begin filming on the Sesame Street Christmas special in the mean time, so Noel (I forget the last name), the guy who plays Bear on BITBBH, was standing in...

I'll agree... there is an element of respect for the Muppets in my motivation. But as someone who has every intention of creating many licensable properties myself, I cannot help but me motivated by a sense of fair play and attention to the Golden Rule. Say my show Transylvania Television takes...

Bezalel, Just so you know, I did a little co-advertising for you. I made a few puppets for the Puppetry Store from the Glorified Sock pattern. They all sold the first day! I wish I had taken pictures! (Actually Ken bought one...I can probably get images from him of that one at least!) But on...

Even if the Muppets don't move to Atlanta for one reason or another, I highly recommend that you visit the Center For Puppetry Arts! They have a pretty amazing museum of puppets. And not just Muppets...they have an original Wayland Flowers Madame puppet and quite a few other famous socks as...