>> My standard practice, as detailed on my website, is no use without >> explicit permission. I would probably grant permission if the site is >> non-profit...but, and it's a big but...I must receive a formal >> request. I have no record of any request from this guy.
I'll ask this here - what does Mr. Gardner think a copyright symbol means? What does he think the details mean that say NO USE WITHOUT PERMISSION? If he took pictures from a site that specifies NO USE then what does that say about him? I'm sorry, I can tell already that I am going to be in the minority but I don't think he belongs in this group. I have a strong feeling about honour and intellectual theft. I mentioned in a private Email that if Mr. Gardner voluntarily removed ALL images from his site that he had not obtained permission for then I might view him with less skeptisicm. People should not have to police his site and *ask* him to remove images that shouldn't be there in the first place. He may just want to be doing something he thinks is cool for railfans- but this ain't it! Lara Lara Hartley Photographer Desert Dispatch Barstow, California "If man put as much energy, imagination and creativity into peace and the enviroment as he does into war and its toys what a wonderful world this would truly be." lh -> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs
