I concur with Betty's passion. But doing what is right often isn't even perceived. My parents were musicians. Friends have offered ripped music gratis, I always refused, to their disbelief. Unfortunately, the internet has brought piracy that is not worth litigating. One of my photos was used in a sweater ad in the Czech Republic, with neither compensation nor attribution. Everyone knows Kafka, right? The Czech courts are very much in that stream. Another image was taken by a small French company to advertise sorbet. Again, unfruitful to go after them.
Many are the reasons, but we live in an era of theft on a universal scale. 90% of the software in CZ on private and business computers is pirated. I remember this when throwing cinderblocks at Adobe, who now compete successfully with other onerous software providers. They often have a point. But that's small potatoes compared to commercial and government intrusion. Against that scale, my individual images are important only to me. My attitude in this is to continue creating ideas I assume will be harvested eventually - often swiftly - by the unimaginative unwashed. It's so easy. I applaud David for asking. --- On Thu, 3/12/09, b_s-wilk <b1sun...@yahoo.es> wrote: From: b_s-wilk <b1sun...@yahoo.es> Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Relinquishing copyright on Wikipedia photo To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 11:54 AM >>> Your attitude implies that it's OK to steal someone's work. It's >>> not OK, nor is it legal. Has your work ever been stolen? Mine >>> has, and it's a legal mess to try to get compensation. > > Just in case the original poster misses your note: I believe that his > "Why not?" was referring to the photo being shot at an angle. I don't > think he was talking about the copyright issue. OP [David Turk] asked about contacting the owner because he appears to be concerned about the copyright. My reply was to Tony. Copyleft allows use of photos and artwork within specific rules. It's not the same as simply using a photographer's photo of a public place because the subject is public, and implying that it doesn't matter who owns the photo or the owner's preference for distribution. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
