• Real Name: Thomas A. Blakely
• Gender: Male
• Age: 48
• Location: Kaysville, Utah (United States)

• Joined: Dec 24th, 2006
• Last Visit: Apr 12th, 2007

User Tags: avid reader, batman, comicbloc, criminal justice, jsa, lawyer, legion, professor, superman, wannabe writer

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[ Posted by The_profeshenal on Jan 19th, 2008 11:22 PM ]...

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[ Posted by TonyIsabella on Feb 3rd, 2007 4:20 PM ]...

Thanks for the nice comment, Tom. Sorry I'm so slow in responding to it. Best wishes, Tony

[ Posted by Al_chan on Jan 14th, 2007 2:22 PM ]...

Thank you for adding me! ^^

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 14th, 2007 2:43 PM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Jan 14th, 2007 2:43 PM ]... I enjoy your company as a talented friend in this great Comic Space! Tom

[ Posted by Tom_El on Jan 13th, 2007 8:02 PM ]...

Hey, Tom, you're absolutely right... we need to stick together!

A pair of Toms is a tough hand to beat!

Thanks for the warm welcome,
Tom

[ Posted by JohnSteed on Jan 9th, 2007 12:54 PM ]...

Merci for the add :)
Greetings from Cheeseland

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 9th, 2007 3:03 PM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Jan 9th, 2007 3:03 PM ]... And a kind "yer welcome" from Utah... Gateway to Nevada! Tom

[ Posted by ignitedangel on Jan 7th, 2007 4:59 PM ]...

Thanks for the add! :)

[ Posted by Howard_Simpson on Jan 5th, 2007 8:39 PM ]...

Happy New Year!

Glad to hear that you enjoy what you do, have a supportive wife, a great family and that you still enjoy comics.

10Q4+

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 5th, 2007 9:21 PM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Jan 5th, 2007 9:21 PM ]... Truly, it is the best of all possible worlds!

[ Posted by TarTitan on Jan 4th, 2007 1:29 PM ]...

Hey, blakelylaw, thanks for the add. Like you I'm joining the comicblock as Roy Harper. I did read your profile and I figure out that we have the same thoughts about love for comics...

Seeya.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 4th, 2007 4:20 PM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Jan 4th, 2007 4:20 PM ]... Not a problem with the add. As it turns out, you are my friend #400! No cash prizes, no gifts, just a smile to a fellow comics fan! Tom

[ Posted by Darediva on Jan 3rd, 2007 9:13 PM ]...

Thanks for the add, fellow DD fan!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 3rd, 2007 10:11 PM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Jan 3rd, 2007 10:11 PM ]... Not a problem

[ Posted by TonyD on Jan 3rd, 2007 10:03 PM ]...

Thanks for the add!

[ Posted by IvanReis on Jan 3rd, 2007 8:09 PM ]...

Thanks Blake

I hope you had a happy new year

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 3rd, 2007 9:04 PM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Jan 3rd, 2007 9:04 PM ]... So far it has been good... you continue rocking the house with Green Lantern, my friend! Tom

[ Posted by fite on Jan 3rd, 2007 1:02 AM ]...

Thanks muchly for the add!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 3rd, 2007 11:30 AM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Jan 3rd, 2007 11:30 AM ]... Muchly welcome!

[ Posted by Andrea_M on Jan 2nd, 2007 2:52 PM ]...

You are the youngest proudly granfather I ever known. I just loved your avatar. Cheers.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 2nd, 2007 5:08 PM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Jan 2nd, 2007 5:08 PM ]... Well, thank you very much for the compliment! My sons have always told me that I am the world's oldest teenager... Tom

[ Posted by lilmissmaya on Jan 1st, 2007 5:47 PM ]...

oh wow, a real responsible grown-up ^^ hello and thank you for the friend add.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 1st, 2007 5:53 PM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Jan 1st, 2007 5:53 PM ]... Hey... who are you calling a responsible adult??? Take that back! Tom

[ Posted by GingerDead on Jan 1st, 2007 3:23 PM ]...

hiya and ty for the add. i enjoyed reading your profile. it's nice to meet someone so passionate about comics. the kitty avie doesn't hurt either. :) nice to meet you!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 1st, 2007 3:39 PM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Jan 1st, 2007 3:39 PM ]... Nice to meet you too! Thanks for the comment on my avatar... kitties rock!

[ Posted by rockgardencomics on Jan 1st, 2007 1:08 PM ]...

I have just spent some quality time on findlaw.com, nolo.com, and many other sites I found after Googling "intellectual property". Unfortunately, it seems that parody, in general, and satire, in particular, have become lawsuit targets in cases designed to shrink the definition of "fair use". It pretty much scared the pants off me. Still, I will continue investigating, because I don't feel like I've learned enough about it, yet. No wonder more cartoonists don't draw celebrity satire!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 1st, 2007 1:16 PM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Jan 1st, 2007 1:16 PM ]... Remember a couple of years ago, the question of using Princess Di's likeness in X-Statics came up, and Marvel decided to go another direction. Often creators will change just enough of a character so that it is different, but you know who they are talking about. For instance, using an idiot blonde celebrity named London Marriott for Paris Hilton, etc. It is a crazy world! Now you see why I like criminal law... a LOT more fun!

[ Posted by kaichi_satake on Jan 1st, 2007 1:03 PM ]...

Hi, Thomas! Thanks so much for being my friend, here. I'm pleased to meet you! I have to also agree with the billion and two other people who have liked your "Attack of the 50 ft Kitten" icon. I'm nuts for kittens. Ooh! Ooh! And Batman! *starts singing the kitschy old Batman tv series theme* No, really. I love Batman. He's the best superhero of all, in my opinion, simply because he has no superpowers. He just has lots of cool toys and millions of bucks to play with. My kinda guy! ;P

Hope you and your family have a great New Year!

Kaichi Satake
Kyoki Press Comics

[ Posted by rockgardencomics on Jan 1st, 2007 11:59 AM ]...

I appreciate all your astute comments, Tom, and I will investigate those websites today. And I didn't even think about visiting a law library! All I was looking for here was a clue, and you were gracious enough to provide it. Personally, I have always loved the celebrity satire in Mad magazine. I was only six years old when I saw my first Mad, and that moment is forever burned into my brain. We all have those special comic moments, right?

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 1st, 2007 12:09 PM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Jan 1st, 2007 12:09 PM ]... I have lots of special comics moments... of course, at this age, I have senior moments as well. Thankfully, I do not remember the senior moments. Good luck! I just looked at NOLO, and they have some great stuff on there. And, of course, GOOGLE has been my favorite research tool on the internet, and if you put "intellectual property" (in quotations, of course) into the search bar, you should get quite a few good articles. I should note, my main area of expertise is criminal law, so if you have any criminal law questions, feel free to ask! Tom

[ Posted by rockgardencomics on Jan 1st, 2007 10:33 AM ]...

Thank you so much, Thomas, for adding me to your friends list. Your avatar rules, and Happy New Year to you, too. Thomas, I need to ask you a question that affects the future of (my) comics (ha). Would you know where I could find online information about the specifics of copyright law? What I need to know is this: if I draw Harry Potter or Madonna or any famous person, either real or imaginary, am I breaking the law if I post it on the web? So far, the only website I've found that addresses this at all is starvingartistslaw.com, and it's not really helpful for that issue. If that's outside your area of the law, I understand. Political cartoonists never seem to worry about that sort of thing, but the other intellectual property questions appear to form a gray area. If I'm wrong about this, please forgive me. I love to draw, but I'm not as informed as I'd like to be about the law. And I'm not putting you on the spot. "I don't know" would be a plenty good answer.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 1st, 2007 11:27 AM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Jan 1st, 2007 11:27 AM ]... I love the answer of "I don't know," as I use it a lot. However, I do know some of the fundamentals of copyright law (also known as "intellectual property", a phrase you may want to google). Use of a celebrity without their permission is prohibited. And one can see why; they are paid based upon their own efforts. The same is true with literary characters like Harry Potter; his creator is entited to all profits generated from his likeness. One can see that if you published a comic called THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF HARRY POTTER, that it would be enormously popular, based on someone else's hard work, publicity efforts, etc. Now, this is true UNLESS the work being done is satire (humorous), which is allowed by the US Supreme Court. It is recognized that a person who has put themselves into the public spotlight has fewer protections as to their name as does a Shmoe like myself. Satire is protected (which is why the political cartoonists, The Daily Show, etc can use celebrities' names, likenesses, etc). One place to go to for research is www.findlaw.com, which has a LOT of information for free. You can also look at www.nolo.com, another place with lots of info plus inexpensive books. There should also be a law library nearby you if you want to do some good, old-fashioned research; I have found law librarians to be particularly nice and helpful! I hope this has not been too long-winded... and a note of CYA: I am licensed to practice in the State of Utah ONLY, and cannot give advice legally outside the State. Good luck! Let me know how things go! Tom

[ Posted by toothycat on Jan 1st, 2007 10:52 AM ]...

Welcome to the community :) Thanks for the add ^^

[ Posted by panel88 on Jan 1st, 2007 10:34 AM ]...

Thanks for adding us, and all the best for the New Year.

- panel88

[ Posted by lordwhatfools on Dec 31st, 2006 12:38 AM ]...

Thank You for Friend Add!! ^_^

[ Posted by Inkalill on Dec 30th, 2006 8:39 PM ]...

Hi, it´s always great to meet a man who loves comics. Thanks for the add!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 30th, 2006 11:41 PM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Dec 30th, 2006 11:41 PM ]... Thank you for accepting my invite! And, as a man who really DOES love comics, it is great to have been met... (does that make any sense?) Tom

[ Posted by greekamazon on Dec 30th, 2006 10:39 PM ]...

I think your icon is amazing.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 30th, 2006 11:40 PM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Dec 30th, 2006 11:40 PM ]... Thanks for the compliment! The icon is nice, but that cat really eats a lot... Tom

[ Posted by Eirwenes on Dec 30th, 2006 8:29 PM ]...

Thanks so much for the invite! I love Batman, and I love cats!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 30th, 2006 11:39 PM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Dec 30th, 2006 11:39 PM ]... Thank you for accepting my invitation! As a fellow Bat-Cat fan, I look forward to getting to know you! Tom

[ Posted by ANAFAE on Dec 30th, 2006 8:01 PM ]...

Thanks for the support! Agreed, very cool kitty~

Regards and best wishes for a Happy New Year,

M & J

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 30th, 2006 8:04 PM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Dec 30th, 2006 8:04 PM ]... My kitty and I send our sincere wishes for an incredible New Year to you! Tom

[ Posted by JimSalicrup on Dec 27th, 2006 3:23 PM ]...

As a ComicSpace friend, may I ask you to help support the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (www.moccany.org)? Become a member today! Thanks.

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	[ Posted by blakelylaw on Dec 28th, 2006 10:44 PM ]... If Jim Scalirup requests it, I will do it (especially because I can still afford it after Christmas)! I look forward to my membership. Tom
	[ Posted by JimSalicrup on Dec 28th, 2006 11:39 PM ]... Maybe I shoulda requested a new house? Thanks for your support!
	[ Posted by blakelylaw on Dec 30th, 2006 2:09 AM ]... Hey! No house! We were never married... *cringe*

[ Posted by illustrators_lounge on Dec 27th, 2006 7:04 PM ]...

Yep, it's a damn cool kitty!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 28th, 2006 10:28 AM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Dec 28th, 2006 10:28 AM ]... My kitty rocks, it is true...

[ Posted by mattereaterlad on Dec 26th, 2006 10:52 PM ]...

Thanks for the add! Long Live the Legion!

[ Posted by The_profeshenal on Dec 26th, 2006 7:52 PM ]...

I liked your kitty picture. Us people with kitty have to stick together.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 26th, 2006 10:44 PM ]

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Dec 26th, 2006 10:44 PM ]... True Dat! Cats rock, especially the 50 foot kind.

[ Posted by THEDOC on Dec 24th, 2006 9:24 PM ]...

Thanks for the add that avatar rocks!

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[ Posted by blakelylaw on Dec 25th, 2006 1:15 AM ]... I kind of like the avatar too. It is more merciful than my face, that is for sure!

[ Posted by blakelylaw on Dec 24th, 2006 2:26 AM ]...

Jay,
Thank YOU! I look forward to getting my wife angry for spending too much time here!

Tom

[ Posted by cinemacomics on Dec 24th, 2006 2:15 AM ]...

Thanks for the add Thomas & welcome to ComicSpace!
--Jay