Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/03

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Subject: [Leica] Photographic Freedom
From: scleroplex at gmail.com (scleroplex)
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:29:14 -0500

perhaps.
but at least now we have a chance at a transparent do-over.
better than nothing.

the first time around was so beyond the pale it outraged even us indians.
bharani


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Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:17:09 -0500
From: Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Photographic Freedom
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I'm not sure if I understand the issue or its resolution entirely, but
it sounds like there'll be a second go-round. Isn't there a good
chance cronyism and behind the scenes maneuvering will redetermine the
'new' outcome?

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 10:54 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
wrote:
> As an overall sort of reaction to this thread, here is an example, from
> yesterday, on what a combination of committed citizens, a legally
enshrined
> Right to Information process and Public Interest Litigation, together with
> an independent Higher Judiciary can achieve against the corrupt political
> elite, even in India:
>
> http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2853159.ece
>
> The reactions from multinationals and their shills is astonishing - to
they
> effect they actually PREFER crony capitalism to the rule of law. I never
> expected them to react publicly to this effect. (-:
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>