on 15/01/03 7:40, Michael O'Brien wrote : > As you probably know Italy has a near-useless legal system and you'll have > to look long and hard at the cost-benefit of what you've lost compared with > the grief and cost of (possibly) getting it back. It's no consolation to > you now but for future ref. my SOP, having worked in Italy for a couple of > years, is that I want cash in my hand before handing over any goods to an > Italian company. Agreed. Much of the transactions I've heard about function between the exchange of envelopes of money , even for campaigns concerning large international ads. > As a long shot you might seek advice from the Italian photographers' > association: associazione nazionale fotografi professionisti, tau visual, > www.fotografi.org Good associations but not much help in recovery of things possessed by the people holding and infringing your rights. I lost many things and it is clear that recovery is usually worth more than the time. Sad but true. Up until death of my uncle at least I had an ally, as he was a very highly placed police official. Even that though can breed political unrest as the people that hold your images have friends in equally high places! Neil Snape [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mapage.noos.fr/nsnape -- Neil Snape http://mapage.noos.fr/nsnape
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