tattoolit ([info]tattoolit) wrote in [info]literarytattoos,
2009-07-25 18:10:00
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Want to be in a book?

Apologies in advance for the advertisement to follow, but this may be perfect for some of you here -- and we'd love to see your work!

THE REST IS SILENCE:

Literary Tattoos from Bookworms Worldwide


CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! We are seeking high quality photographs of your literary tattoos for an upcoming book. Send us your ink! Submissions are open to all kinds of literary tattoo work: quotations from your favorite writer, opening lines of novels, lines of verse, literary portraits or illustrations. From Shakespeare to Bukowski to The Little Prince in a Baobab tree, if it’s a literary tattoo and its on your body, we want to see it.

All images must include the name (or pseudonym) of the tattoo bearer, city and state or country, and a transcription of the text itself, along with its source. For portraits or illustrations, please include the name of the author or book on which it’s based. We’d also like to read a few words about the tattoo’s meaning to you — why you chose it, when you first read that poem or book, or how its meaning has evolved over time. How much (or how little) you choose to say about your tattoo is up to you, but a paragraph or two should do the trick.

Please send clear digital images of the highest print quality possible to tattoolit@gmail.com. Pixel resolutions should be at least 1500 x 1200, or a minimum 300 dpi at 5 inches wide. Text should be included in the body of the email, not as an attached document. Also be sure to include one or more pieces of contact information, so we can let you know if you’re going to be in the book.

Thanks! We look forward to hearing from you.




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[info]psykiapa

July 26 2009, 03:51:39 UTC 2 years ago

Woah! This is awesome. I wish I had some literary ink on me, right now, to share, but I don't.

Do you mind if I post this in my blog? I just posted recently about literary tattoos and some of my plans, and I think this would be interesting to some friends that read it.

[info]tempesta_x

July 26 2009, 04:33:24 UTC 2 years ago

IMO this sould include the name of the artist who did the tattoo. I find it kind of disrespectful it doesn't, and that the portait/illustration category doesn't include who designed the tattoo (since plenty of portaits and illustrations that are out there aren't tattoo-savvy and have to be adapted by the tattoo artists). I say this not only because ultimately the tattoo artist had a lot of work (especially if they designed a big chunk of it) and patience (in many cases), so it's kind of disrespectful to not include them -- most tattoo books I've seen do. Also, keep in mind that while technically there's nothing stopping someone from copying your tattoo if they have a picture of it (and because there *are* tattooers who disregard any ettiquette about at least modifying the design slightly), any Google-able info (of who designed, the bearer etc) that may lead to a contact info can increase the chances of people being asked beforehand if it's okay -- you might not mind that someone walks around with the same tat as you, but whoever designed it is being ripped off.

Just my two cents, and a tip ;) I'm looking forward to this book, but I just think the name of who tattooed the person and who designed the tattoo should be included.

[info]tempesta_x

July 26 2009, 04:36:38 UTC 2 years ago

Also, I'm not 100% on copyright laws, but I think whoever designed the tattoo has to be asked for permission for their work to be featured in the book.

[info]hermitlibrarian

July 26 2009, 05:06:31 UTC 2 years ago

True and that could cause a lot of problems, particularly if its from a designer/company-that-holds-licensing-rights that doesn't like to give permission for that sort of thing. Not sure, but anything Peter Pan related for instance might have Disney after them. I'm not sure how much of that movie/play/book they have under their greedy little wings.

[info]wumples

July 26 2009, 05:53:48 UTC 2 years ago

Very little, actually. Peter Pan passed into public domain quite recently (I believe in the last two years). Disney would own the rights to the cartoon, but certainly not the book. I am pretty unsure as to whether or not copyright holds up with tattoos. If it's a collection of tattoos of literary snippets, I really don't see there being a lot of legal standing room from a prosecution standpoint. As long as it's not a picture of Mickey Mouse's head or a company logo (none of which are literary), I don't see there being a case.

As for the tattoo artist being listed, with this I completely agree - if for no other reason than respect to a great artist who produced a beautiful piece.

[info]tempesta_x

July 26 2009, 07:43:58 UTC 2 years ago

Actually, chunks of text of authors whose works are still copyrighted (e.g. Kurt Vonnegut, Joseph Heller, etc) can be tattooed just fine (since it's non-profit) but to publish photos of them would probably require some sort of permission.

[info]wumples

July 26 2009, 22:21:15 UTC 2 years ago

Most assuredly! At the very least, it is a good question posed in any business venture.

p.s. icon love!

[info]suthnoli

July 28 2009, 15:08:03 UTC 2 years ago

I'm not sure Pan is public domain, actually. The copyright still belongs to Great Ormond Street, although they don't have creative control. And there's a difference depending on the location of the new work. It's a messy one.

[info]wumples

July 28 2009, 16:15:06 UTC 2 years ago

Actually, the copyright is mostly lapsed. There are a number countries where the copyright length is 70 years after death, and it is in these countries (with the exception of Great Britain) where Peter Pan is public domain. A few other countries have much longer copyright status laws, and Peter Pan is still copyrighted material in those places.

From Wikipedia, the GOSH attempted to have the copyright renewed twice, both times successfully, but those renewals ran out in the last few years. In '98 the Prime Minister granted the hospital the ability to always collect royalties on the material and any adaption thereof, but they have been unsuccessful in pursuing it in some instances (ie, things published outside of GB).


Some friends of mine and I are working on an RPG loosely based on Peter Pan, and other various nonsense works of the time, and somehow I ended up being the only one in the group going, "hay guuuuuiyz, can we really do this?". Hence my ridiculous amount of knowledge on this ridiculous conversation. :P

[info]suthnoli

July 28 2009, 16:24:18 UTC 2 years ago

Well yes, that's what I mean. It's a mess because there are so many variables, and I don't know which of those would be relevant to the publication of this book, if there were Pan tattoos featured. I imagine it would probably be fine, but it is rather unclear, all things considered.

And then there is SO much Little Prince merchandise that someone (Gallimard?) must have a very tight hold over those rights, too.

[info]tempesta_x

July 26 2009, 07:29:39 UTC 2 years ago

Technically, if one isn't profitting one can have it tattooed. Disney would only give anyone trouble if they were using that design exactly (e.g. Disney's Tinkerbell) but afaik some of Peter Pan is licensed by J.M. Barrie's estate or some such, but not sure -- authors like Kurt Vonnegut, for example, are definitely still within the copyright laws and anyone wishing to reproduce a tattoo with any text by him would have to contact his estate. Likewise, anything designed by a particular tattoo artist, for example, is also copyrighted and anyone wishing to include it in a book should check with them first.

[info]jyl_mac

July 26 2009, 14:26:49 UTC 2 years ago

This is great! Let us know when the book will be available so we can buy it.

[info]tattoolit

July 26 2009, 15:55:19 UTC 2 years ago

Re: call for submissions

Credit information for the tattoo artist would definitely be welcome, especially when original artwork is involved -- I should have mentioned that above.

The book won't be available for at least a year -- it all depends on how long it takes us to collect the photos. (Hint, hint)

And yes, please repost this! We've already started receiving a few great entries, but we need more!

[info]young_glass

August 8 2009, 02:01:13 UTC 2 years ago

When is the deadline for submissions?

[info]tattoolit

August 8 2009, 06:55:43 UTC 2 years ago

Submission deadline for lit-tattoos book

Thanks for asking. At this point, we don't have a submission deadline, but the sooner you can get something to us, the better the odds are that we'll be able to use it. This is especially true if your submission relates to the work of a more popular writer or book. For example, there's more than enough Shakespeare ink out there to do a whole book of just that, ditto Poe, and so on; so we (the editors) are at some point probably going to have to cap certain categories.
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