Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think they'll snap out of it. After perhaps a couple of diplomatic incidents. Like when they try to enforce that baloney on people from other countries who are not used to it and they have to call the US or whatever embassy to get out of jail for photographing a logo. A couple of those and they'll snap out of it. I'm pro Brit. And I had fish and chips for dinner tonight. And I watched a BBC comedy on Hulu tonight. Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at me.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 07:27:19 +0100 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Rights to Olympic Photos > > This Olympic committee and the British government have gone power mad. The > ban > on the use of words and images relating in any way to the Olympics is now > written in to UK legislation which means it is now a criminal offence not a > civil one. It is no longer enforcement of copyright but a mater of breaking > criminal law enforceable with heavy fines and even prison sentences. There > is > a force of 240 law enforcement officers plus the police executing entry > warrants etc. enforcing this law. Here in the UK we have strong links with > Greece (after all the Queen is married to a member of the Greek royal > family!) > so there is a large (ish) Greek population who have been here many, many > years > and yet long standing "Olympic Restaurants', 'Olympic Breakfasts' etc. have > had to change their names. > > In the words of one quote "The absurd has become the normal" - I am so > pleased > I ilve in a 'free' society (sic)! > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden > +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or > +44 (0)797 287 7932 > www.gwpics.com > > On 28 Jul 2012, at 23:52, Tina Manley wrote: > >> PESO: >> >> Quite a controversy going on over rights to Olympic photos. I'm surprised >> at Alamy CEO James West's strong stand on this: >> >> http://www.alamy.com/pressrelease/releases/archive/2012/04/30/152.aspx >> >> It's good to see somebody standing up for reason! >> >> Tina >> >> -- >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information