Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, Could you please give us a cite to that bill. I looked on the Congressional site (Thomas.gov) and did not find it right away. Thx. Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- > bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tina Manley > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 8:11 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Adobe rights grab????? > > At 08:52 PM 3/27/2008, you wrote: > >I read this differently.... > > > >I believe it's only referring to image content that you place into > >public folders, not any images that you work on using the free > >software, or store privately. In other words the only images that > >fall within this disclaimer would be those public folders that you > >are knowingly sharing/placing into the public domain, which > >absolutely anyone can freely access via the site. > > > >Obviously if you are putting them into public domain in the first > >place... you've already waived your rights and really should have no > >right to later claim any infringement by Adobe. > > > >The moral of the story is don't place photos (or files) into public > folders... > > > >Duane (I choose carefully who I give my images to) Birkey > > Duane - > > The newest sources for "free" stock photos are sites like Flikr and > MySpace where people post their photos and big advertising companies > download and use them instead of paying a legitimate stock agency or > professional photographer. The advertising agencies have also gotten > into lots of trouble when they use unreleased photos. > > Just because you post photos on the internet does not mean that they > are in the public domain. Yet. There is an "Orphan Rights" bill > proposed now in Congress that would give anybody rights to any photo > that doesn't include identification. It's so easy to strip > identification from photos that if that bill passes, no one will be > able to post any photos anywhere unless they want to give away the > rights. It's getting harder and harder to make a living as a > photographer!! > > Tina > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information