In a message dated 98-01-08 14:28:37 EST, you write: << Charles Biel >>
Charles runs the BN, ATSF Warbonnet, and BNSF Photo Galleries. He has 1000's of shots in these (mainly BN), all credited to the photogs with bios of most of the contributors. There are probably a lot of people's shots (including mine) that have been removed by Mr. Gardner without Charles's permission. >>From the correspondence I've seen regarding this issue so far, it appears that Mr. Gardner is afflicted with the "don't ask, don't tell" mindset that is so prevalent in our society today. In other words, if he didn't know it was wrong (and I have some real questions about that, too--is he some kind of idiot?), then he later finds out it was wrong, then he is still not obligated to right his wrong. And he has his excuses--"Uhh, gee, I didn't know that little c in a circle really meant anything..." This is pure, unadulterated bullshit. If you commit a crime, which strictly speaking, he has, you gotta make it right or pay the piper. He should VOLUNTARILY remove all images he doesn't have permission to use, not continue to display his pirated wares until we all send him an email asking him to please delete what he has stolen. If he doesn't do so, he should be roasted publicly. After all, how many other photographers who don't subscribe to SPORRS (there are only a hundred or so of us) have unwittingly contributed to this guy's self-aggrandizing site? Poor Mr. Gardner. He's young. And he doesn't have much time. (He must have a little time to have stolen this much material...) And he doesn't know anything about ethics. My heart is breaking...sob, sob... -> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs
