h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

As an after thought, I like the clarifcation page you did Count Zero, it shows that some progress (but not much, and in a rarther random and ad-hoc (hic?) fashion) has occured!
Orion

And you've been here from the start.

you mean A2435267... Hitchhiker Smiley Central...

Yea, it's just a start... I'll spruce it up a bit later.

Hey... Might as well add it to the letterhead.

Okay, so we know Orion, Zero, and X are still into this. Lets make some kind of Members List so we'll be able to keep track of votes better.

I've done some research and found a Peter Cross born in Guildford in 1951 but can find no mention of him working on The Hitch Hikers. Are we sure this is the guy that did the art originally?
Orion

That's what the copyright said on my book.

I'm not sure if it's the same Peter Cross though...

There's not a lot about him on the internet. I just put two and two together though since the hitchhiker planet had a (c)1996 Peter Cross and there was a Peter Cross in Guildford that illustrated some album covers I thought there was a good possibility it's the same bloke.

hmmmm... Ive had a good look around and can only find references of him doing wine catalogues etc. I think he would have it pasted everywhere if he had done a Hitch Hikers cover!
Orion

I think maybe he just doesn't do the internet thing.

If I remember it when I get home (after going to the pub tonight) I'll check my DVD case and see if it has the same bloke's (c).

lol i guess you havnt rememberd then, hope this post reminds you!
Orion

I drank that thought right out of my head.

I watched my copy of the Hitch Hikers a few days ago and realised that the little green guys pops up in that, would that mean thats its the property of the BBC? It is however only for a few seconds so it may not be copyrighted at all, if not then we just need to beg the admins to get us one which may prove to be even more difficult task.
Orion

It's just my opinion, but I feel the italics want nothing to do with this.


Oh, and I've still forgotten to check my DVD case.

I agree.

Ok.... I'm REALLY going to try to remember to check that case tonight... It's sitting on top of tv cabinet...


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It's a good thing you bumped this thread up as I hadn't quite managed to bother looking for it earlier when I posted elsewhere. Here's a site which should console you for the lack of the smiley on h2g2 - at least briefly. Hover your mouse over the big 42 down the page:
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmology_faq.html

Ok.... Cool link BTW.

Ok... guess what I did this weekend???


Come on, guess!


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Give up?


I checked the DVD case for copyright...

Guess what it said??


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©BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.



That's right... the Beeb already has the copyright for this image since they used it on the DVD case. The copyright was for the overall design.

Which makes me wonder again if there is ANY specific copyright on the green hitching planet.

It's been used by various publishers, gamemakers, DVD distributers and willy nilly on the internet... And if ANYONE should be using it it is use researchers on this HITCHHIKERS website!


Ok... WHO'S WITH ME???
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(does this help...Let me put a little more woad on)...

FREEDOM!!!!!!

WE'LL SLAUGHTER THEM AT BANNOCKBURN!!!

roflmao, nice one Mr X. Well now we finally have the copy write sorted out now we only need to get the italics support, which i dont thing is going to happen for some time. I rember a while back we posted on the forum for smiley suggestions (sorry im no good at links) and they said they werent making anymore smileys till.... i cant remember when till.
Hope this helps somewhat
Orion