Licensing Issues / Permissions

I produce a weekly e-newsletter for our church. We have about 700 subscribers. The idea of using cartoons really appeals to me but I'm a little unclear about usage. Free is great but I'm more than willing to subscribe to help support your industry. My father was a cartoonist that drew "Oh Brother", a weekly cartoon that appeared in about 100 or so Catholic newspapers back in the 70's.

Anyone have any input on what can be lifted for non-commercial use or methods of subscription, rates?


blessings,
Mark
http://www.ncovenant.org

Mark, I think every cartoonist probably has their own policy for allowing others to publish their cartoons. Speaking for myself and Joyful 'toons, I make them available to chuches and Christian groups to use for free. They may download the jpgs from my website (www.joyfultoons.com). I do request they abide by my rules of use, which I pretty much copied from christiancartoons.com's cartoon use policy. And I appreciate them sending me an email telling me who they are and how they are using the cartoons.
http://www.christiancartoons.com/legal.htm

Mike Waters, Joyful 'toons

Mine are basically available for free as well. Please visit the Church Mice website and click on "terms of use."
Karl Zorowski
Church Mice - a Christian Comic