At 11:28 PM 2/28/00 -0800, you wrote:
This is what it costs for their partner programs. I think its a complete rip off. HOW DO YOU BECOME A TRUE BLUE PARTNER? Purchase a minimum of $15,000 worth of Cobalt products quarterly ($60,000 per year) through any of our authorized resellers ISP TRUE BLUE SAPPHIRE Purchase a minimum of $50,000 worth of Cobalt products quarterly ($200,000 per year) through any of our authorized resellers
It doesn't look like it costs anything at all; they just require a commitment to sell or rent a lot of Cobalt boxes. Nothing wrong with setting dealership quotas; I don't do it myself, but a lot of vendors do.
If it doesn't fit your model to sell a lot of Cobalt product, then it doesn't.I don't think any of us know if we can get reprint rights to the art without joining the program, which was the original point.
When I'm ready to put some Cobalt RaQs on my website I'll call and find out who to ask for permission. Then I'll write for permission. If I don't get it within a reasonable time frame (say two hours <grin>) I'll just photograph the RaQ myself (I'd probably have it photographed, or buy a photo from someone who's already photographed it; product photography is really an art).
Jeff -- Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>