I sent a few pictures and subsequently got the email that Tom
refers to.
I wrote back and got a reply indicating that there had been
questions about copyright issues and "upstairs" had decided that
they didn't want to pursue the avenue further.
It doesn't bother me much one way or the other (I didn't spend
much time on it and photography is a hobby, not a profession) but
my overall impression is that the thing wasn't thought through
that well.
Keith McG
Paul Stenquist wrote:
No, I received no response after mailing the pics. I made no inquiries.
Paul
On Feb 6, 2006, at 6:29 PM, Tom C wrote:
Paul,
Did you get a "Don't Bother" e-mail? I was glad that I hadn't started
working on it yet.
Tom C.
From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Pentax Wants Your Digital Pix
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 18:16:40 -0500
I sent them four pics. Never heard from them.
Paul
On Feb 6, 2006, at 5:46 PM, Tom C wrote:
I meant to say this last week but got busy. I am now really
perplexed by Pentax Canada (maybe shouldn't be).
They ask for photos... for free.. without any proactive information
on terms of use. I don't know how many people from the PDML wrote
them or what they wrote. I did inquire, and the answers I received
back were satisfactory, and though not having the power and force of
a public document or Offical Rules of Submission, I was preparing
to ready some shots and send them in.
Then last week we get the message that because of the inquiries or
nature of the the inquiries it has (I'm paraphrasing and possibly
coloring a little - I don't have the original message) 'become more
trouble than it's worth and other sources will be found for the
photos'.
I don't know about anyone else, but doesn't this seem just a little
bit odd? I realize that Pentax Canada is not Pentax Japan, and that
even one individual at Pentax Canada cannot represent that division.
But doesn't it just rub a little bit the wrong way to ask customers
for their best photos, not proactively provide what would be
considered fairly normal information, and then withdraw the request
when it becomes too much of a bother? I'm not implying there was
anything shady... I'm more implying that this is a surprising way
of doing business.
Tom C.
