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OK children...children...please settle down... :P How did this discussion get out of hand?? It is supposed to be a friendly forum... Anyways, It's true that U.S. (and pretty much only in the U.S.) copyright law allows a single copy of something to be made for the purposes of a "review" BUT...

Just wanted to let everyone know that Mermaid Theatre, one of Canada's leading puppetry companies will be touring across the US this spring with their popular show "Very Eric Carle" based on the work of the popular children's author. I was surprised by just how many U.S. states they're hitting...

This is highly illegal.

Assuming it was shot in Orlando for Disney, the book was probably done by one of the puppet/prop building shops in Florida. There are a couple that Disney regularly uses.

Not sure how many MCers there actually are in NZ, but if you're down there and near Auckland you might want to check out "The Puppet Show" a summer exhibit at the Auckland Museum. There's a ton of puppet shows happening between now and February 8th. Performances are held at 11.45am, 1.45pm and...

I don't think that was a Creature Shop job. I remember seeing the series, but I have no idea who did it. Not sure if this helps, but Steve Axtell's company Axtell Expressions has made giant talking books. They even have a sort of "how-to" here.

Finally some actually useful (and mostly correct) information from CNN...well, CNNfn anyways. This is quick guide to bybassing automated customer-service ****. Basically ways to get to talk to a live person at your bank, tech support company, utility, etc. Anyways, I thought it was pretty...

Fourth year in a row I've missed it. :(

Some puppeteers strictly adhere to the a,e,i,o,u "thing" (enunciating each vowel sound the puppet says) others don't. It's a really tricky thing to learn to do. Interestingly, one former Muppet puppeteer I took a workshop with told us that when he was trained by Richard Hunt Richard would...

It's been great to read this stuff about developing characters....I've been spending an inorindate amount of time trying to work out what I'm going to do with a character called Big Bear, who's the main villain in Bear Town. I've shot two slightly amateurish versions of this before and I never...

Actually, that would be infringement because you would be altering a portion of a copyrighted work (adding your own puppetry to the soundtrack). There are a number of factors that get weighed in copyright law...not only is it intended to protect the author/owner's ability to profit from the...

Just wanted to let those who were asking know that my website, www.bear-town.com is back up and running and completely functional again. Well, the forum there isn't up and running again yet, but I hope to have that fixed soon. The site was down for awhile because of a problem with the hosting...

I usually use them for noses, but sometimes eyes. It just really depends on what I'm doing.

I think were both on the same page, but coming at it from two different angles. I'm not really trying to argue here, just stating some facts about copyright laws and the effects of piracy. Just to address a couple of copyright myths you mentioned: 1. Once you buy a CD/DVD it's yours and...

The Time-Life DVDs were not available to order here in Canada directly from Time-Life last time I checked, so all we get up here are the Columbia ones. Those six are the only editions I've seen available for sale in stores in Canada, it's very possible others are available here and certainly all...

Hee hee. :p OK, I'll play too. There's a bad photo of me on this page with my bio (scroll down the page to see it).

Actually, what anyone "considers" illegal is a moot point. The law is the law. Point of fact is that what you just described is in fact illegal in most countries. Paying for blank CDs, a CD burner etc. is irrelevant because the artists who created that CD don't get a dime and the whole point of...

Don't be silly, what your Uncle did was completely illegal. :p

The law in the United States (and pretty much only the United States) permits you to make a safety copy for personal use. What most people don't realize is that when you buy a CD or tape or DVD you are not "buying" the tape or disc. What you are doing is licensing the right to utilize the...

LOL, what is that quote from?