Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Korda sues
From: Larry Kopitnik <kopitnil@marketingcomm.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 08:31:34 -0500

>>>>>>>>>>
Or am I just overly sensitive since I seem almost daily to wage battles
over control of rights?
<<<<<<<<<<

No, you are not overly sensitive. You are correct.

As production manager of a large ad agency who, among many other 
things, negotiates usage rights with photographers, I'll note this: 
The ad agency is making money from use of the photograph. The 
advertiser is making money from use of the photograph. And, unless he 
has waived his rights in writing, the photographer should expect to 
share in the money being made from use of his photograph. And I am 
continually amazed at the number of advertisers and ad agencies which 
fail to grasp this.

Larry