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    this question comes up from time to time and I don't have a definitive answer, but I'll pass your question to the Rhinos. If you don't hear from them, let me know.
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    Who is to be contacted about licensing Grateful Dead logos/graphics? Thanks.
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    Hey Amy,you have to check whether the image itself is trademarked. If it is not, then you can use it as is. If it SHOULD be trademarked, then change the image somewhat on your logo,and have someone paint your logo freehand ie: give the bear a bigger belly, have it doing a cartwheel, add a ball or some child's toy, a trumpet, put a hat or even shoes on the bear...you get the idea. and then it is your own original image (I think anyhow, can research this further though, just to be sure that I am not telling you crap)
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    I can't remember exactly, but in Fayetteville, North Carolina (home of the 8nd Airborne Division) there was an auto painting (I think!) shop that had a dancing bear as its streetward sign.
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    First off, Amy --I salute you on your choice of a professional path. I come from a line of teachers myself and hold them in the highest of regard, especially those involved in the education of the little ones. It's truly possible to save lives by getting them steered in a positive direction as soon as it can be done, so major thumbs up to you. Regarding the naming thing, I would guess that you can, with a few obvious exceptions, call your business whatever you'd like (but of course I doubt that you'd see, for instance, an unlicensed Grateful Dead Auto Parts or a Terrapin Station Petting Zoo getting away with it for very long). I mean, upon whose intellectual property rights does the mere name "Dancing Bear" infringe? As to logos, we're probably singing a different tune. If I started up a national chain of soda/ice cream parlors, there's probably not a lot that the Coca-Cola Company could do about me naming my shops "The Real Thing" --but I daresay they'd balk at my incorporating the duly trademarked Coke "ribbon" as part of my company logo, whether or not I asked in advance for their permission to use it. It's just good corporate CYA practice. Suppose I had tainted product in my shops that was making people sick, and that it became a big local and national cable news story, replete with film crews and reporters parked outside of my storefronts --Coke's image would be damaged by association, and wrongly so, which is why they would have their lawyers fire off a cease-and-desist order within minutes of getting wind of what I was up to and why they'd never grant a request for permission if I bothered to ask in the first place. It's in that vein, but I wish you the best of luck and salute you for doing as many others would not by asking for permission in advance.
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    hi Amy!
    Off the top of my head, I'm not sure, but I'll see if I can find out. Thanks for asking!
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    Hey all you sweet people! Im not sure if this is the right space to post a question of this sort but anywho. My name is Amy, and I have been a long time grateful dead fan, as well as a long time early childhood educator. Having started a family of our own recetly, my husband & I have decided to start a childcare center of our own. I struggled for a while about what to call it, and finally decided on The Dancing Bear Childcare Center. Id love to be able to use the GD dancing bear logo for our center, but Im not sure who to contact and how to go about doing this? I thought you might have some info. regarding this, and would be so grateful for any info. your willing to share!Thanks so much & I look forward to hearing from you! Amy Jane
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    I'll pass the request along. There are a lot of enhancements in the queue, and this may already be on the list, but in case it's not, consider it added.
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    Is there a way that you guys can add a JGB archive to this site?
    Then we can also keep a running check of those we attended, as well as see the set lists and make comments.
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    catching up here!
    I looked for lama's post too - weird! it's just not there. and as for the matchmaking topic....we'll get back to you!
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Submitted by Rob H on Fri, 02/19/2021 - 10:17

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Hi, I made a video to post ("High Time"), but YouTube has blocked it, saying it's copyrighted material. Is this something that comes up now and then? Any clues on how to keep a video from being blocked -- it must sound too much like the original. Thanks, -Rob

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Submitted by marye on Fri, 02/19/2021 - 18:48

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and see if there's anything we can do.
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Submitted by raelrubes on Sat, 02/20/2021 - 10:38

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Hi. Wondering if there is any way to download all 30 Days of Dead mp3's at once??? Can't see why not once they are done. Thanks.

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Submitted by motsop59 on Mon, 03/01/2021 - 08:38

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Hey Now! So where can I post some pics that people will likely get a kick out of?

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Submitted by pmac7a7 on Thu, 03/11/2021 - 18:21

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Hi,
What do I need and how do I go about downloading a complete show from the archives, and burning it to one CD?
Thanks

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Submitted by flounderfe on Tue, 03/30/2021 - 17:31

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Disk one of Daves Picks won't play. My player shows the # of tracks and the total play time, but won't play. I tried it on multiple players. Just curious if anything can be done.
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Submitted by marye on Wed, 03/31/2021 - 09:17

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please send me a PM with the details and order info and I'll ask the Doc if he can fix this. Thanks and sorry for the hassle.
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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Sat, 04/03/2021 - 10:59

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Does anyone know of a positive Brian Dyke show review?

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Submitted by steffey on Thu, 05/13/2021 - 12:51

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I have had a great idea for quite some time about a merch product that I would love to see come to fruition.
I believe the only way to do it right would be through GDM, as it would be a Highly Iconic design or two, used in a 'NEW' way, it would be a very popular item GDM should maintain control of.
Please let me know whom to contact!
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Submitted by mike0715 on Mon, 07/05/2021 - 08:08

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On 11/20/20 I ordered the 50th Anniversary American Beauty T-shirt.

As of today it still has not arrived. Every time I email, I get the following:

We are currently experiencing a surge of emails and cannot provide you with an individualized response at this time.

We hope that the answers below will help with any questions that you may have.
We are very sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,

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Submitted by marye on Mon, 07/05/2021 - 09:34

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Please send me a PM with the details and I'll ask the Doc to get on the case. So sorry.
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Submitted by mark_mumper on Mon, 07/05/2021 - 17:37

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Here's one largely positive review from Brian Dyke, in Taping Compendium Vol. I: of Denver Coliseum, Nov 20 1973 - though some of the details of his description don't match what I hear, and he resorts in a couple of places to (mild) versions of his typical fault-casting (saying "the triad of 'Promised' > 'Bertha' > 'Greatest Story,' falls flat on its face" - which just isn't so, I think ["Promised Land" 's particularly rhythmically good, w/very spunky drumming; Jer flubs the 2nd verse of "Bertha," though]).

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Submitted by Charli on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 18:36

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Looking For Photo Or Video Alpine Valley 1988
I'M LOOKING FOR PHOTOS AND OR VIDEOS FROM THE 1988 SHOW AT ALPINE VALLEY...MY FRIEND AND I (two college girls, blonde and brunette) WERE ON STAGE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND I'M TRYING TO FIND AN IMAGE OF IT. WE GOT LUCKY AND MY FRIEND MET ONE OF THE LIGHTING GUYS...IT WAS SURREAL....any help would be so appreciated!! Somebody decided they needed my backstage pass a few years later so I don't have anything other than the memory fading away.

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Submitted by Susan L. 18 on Thu, 08/12/2021 - 06:17

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What am I doing wrong, I can't seem to find a way to post?

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Submitted by marye on Thu, 08/12/2021 - 08:50

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What you can't do is start a new thread. I see you've posted elsewhere, so I think this is resolved?
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Submitted by Nodnarb2021 on Wed, 11/03/2021 - 14:33

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Hello. First time poster. I saw on Facebook someone posted about Dave's Picks Volume 40 at Deer Creek.

I understand it is sold out, but inside there is a letter from John Scher to Dave Lucas. That Dave Lucas was my father.
He and his partner built Deer Creek, and created the vision on how great it ended up being. I myself worked many summers doing the marketing for the shows at Deer Creek including all the Dead shows.

However, I would like to get a copy of that as a present for him and I have no idea where to find. Can anyone help? Looking for a miracle(many times I handed out extra tickets as miracles). I think he would find it very special.

Thank you in advance.

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Submitted by MrBrewskiSays on Fri, 11/19/2021 - 09:49

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Hello...recently purchased and just now received some of the vinyl singles...but I don't know how to also retrieve the digital versions, included with these....please advise. Thank you!

Found it....didn't realize it was in my Order Confirm/Verify email!

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Submitted by jaddley2 on Tue, 11/23/2021 - 02:16

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Where can I check off the shows I have seen?

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Submitted by Forensicdoceleven on Sun, 01/02/2022 - 10:49

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Hey, dude from India!!

So, you're a spammer, AND a Deadhead??? Interesting combination............

Ultimately, Captchas are useless for spam because they're designed to tell you if someone is 'human' or not, but not whether something is spam or not.........

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Now it's not just the state, it's your nosy neighbor, your ex-spouse and people who want to spam you......

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Submitted by Mr.bluegenes on Tue, 01/04/2022 - 09:39

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I received a brand new and sealed copy of Dave's Picks, Vol. 30 w/bonus disc for Christmas. I opened it up and to my surprise, I found my copy to be numbered 190/300. I've seen some unnumbered promo copies released for other volumes, and I know there was a run of 500 extra copies of Vol. 3 to replace some copies that disappeared, but I can't seem to find any information on Vol. 30. Does anybody out there have any idea of what I might have? Thanks.

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Submitted by SupaDave on Sat, 01/15/2022 - 05:30

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Hello,
I wrote a movie script about the Grateful Dead. Who can I contact to ask permission to use their songs? Any help would be appreciated.

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Submitted by marye on Sat, 01/15/2022 - 09:50

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send me a PM with your info and I'll track down the licensing folks. Thanks!

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Submitted by Ed.head on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 10:14

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I'm seeing 90 minute tapes of "vintage" GD shows being sold on Ebay for as much as $50/show. Does the Grateful Dead condone this?

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Submitted by Stedhead on Sat, 04/23/2022 - 21:09

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Trying to find info on how to get permission to use dead insignia in my macrame art.

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Submitted by bennettdixon on Mon, 05/09/2022 - 08:22

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Has anyone here recently worked out a licensing arrangement for imagery? News article indicate licensing moved to Rhino Records a couple years ago, but it's not evident from their site how to properly go about becoming a licensee. Please help a Head! Thanks all.

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Submitted by morloquehamhoq… on Tue, 06/14/2022 - 19:52

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Is there a scheduled release date for the Garcia 50th anniversary LP, CD ?????

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Submitted by flogstrat on Sat, 07/30/2022 - 13:11

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I cannot download my digital versions of the Lyceum shows. I get "invalid URL download scheme".
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Submitted by Gabriel103A on Fri, 08/19/2022 - 13:24

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I did not receive DP 43. Post office said the Dead only made a tracking slip and did not give them the package to send. I emailed the Dead and only received an automated response with a ticket ID number. How can I get this resolved?

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Submitted by marye on Sat, 08/20/2022 - 08:10

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Send me a PM with your order details and we'll get it figured out.
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Submitted by Gabriel103A on Tue, 08/23/2022 - 12:20

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Marye

Did you get my PM yesterday? The site is a little confusing so I was not sure if I did it correctly. I am the person who did not get Dave's Picks 43. If you did not get it can you just email me at jcharney@kprs.com and I will reply with the information that you requested. Thanks.

Gabriel (Jeff)

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Submitted by marye on Wed, 08/24/2022 - 10:01

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but will see what we can figure out based on this.
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Submitted by IQZero56 on Wed, 09/21/2022 - 13:19

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Found a zip file with a few hundred shots of the dead from the 60s - 99s. All dated so easy to figure out which shows. I don't have any providence but wanted to know if they could be useful to u guys. Thx Ian

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Submitted by LMiskol on Thu, 10/06/2022 - 10:20

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My sister Jamie was an Avid Dead Head. She passed away 10 Years ago. Hanging out with the rest of the band in heaven.
She left me with four signed GD Posters. What would be their collecting status / value. Where would I look for info on this web site for interest?
Thanks, Luke

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Submitted by kpb on Wed, 10/12/2022 - 23:31

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Hi!
Can anybody tell me how to download my digital music from dead store if I got NO download mail and no download l_i_n_k (furthermore my download section in my store account is empty too!) ? Unfortenately all my mails to the store's customer service were unacknowledged...

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Submitted by PT Barnum on Thu, 10/13/2022 - 05:19

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by who? all the band, just Bobby? Jerry's signature has some value, as does Pig's. PM me for more info.

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Submitted by gflded on Fri, 10/28/2022 - 11:23

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I'm trying to subscribe for 2023 and the site won't allow the final step - purchase. I click and my pointer goes to a null sign.
I have also tried to make a new account at the store, to no avail.
I've tried on several browsers and computers. Could use a bit of help.

Thanks!!

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Submitted by mproseph on Mon, 11/21/2022 - 11:25

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Hello, I think that I may be Michael from Brookfield CT that won on 11/18. I have not received any contact though. I understand there may be another Michael in my town but if I do happen to have been the winner I would love to have the calendar prize!

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Submitted by MarkJV on Thu, 12/01/2022 - 06:13

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Has anyone else had difficulty downloading 2022 30 Days of Dead selections today to try to get days missed during November, 2022? Every time I download one of the seven days I missed (yeah, I know, DUH) I get an error message that the file is corrupted. So I went in to download all of 2022 30 Days, and got the 2021 30 Days! Anybody else, or am I just weird?

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Submitted by rojah96 on Mon, 12/05/2022 - 08:33

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Hey All! I've got an image of my Boreal (8/24/85) ticket if you want it. Positive, R.

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Submitted by musiclover7782 on Mon, 12/05/2022 - 13:56

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Hello, I was the daily winner on 30 days of dead November 13. I have not been notified
to received the calendar. Will notification be sent to my email?
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Submitted by marye on Tue, 12/06/2022 - 08:39

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for so many, the show they want to forget, and yet, a legend. Still got the earrings I bought there.