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Subject: [Leica] Re: Family of Man II - Releases?
From: Walter S Delesandri <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 13:18:58 -0500 (Central Daylight Time)

> My wife and I have published four photography based books and are working
> on the fifth. We have numerous photographs of recognizable people,
> privately owned, and commercial property in the photographs. These are
> "regional" books, "for the love of Carmel, Monterey, and Pacific Grove,"
> "for the love of San Francisco," etc... Lots of Leica photographs of
> people, places and things, public and private.
> 
> The cover of one of our books is of the "Lone Cypress" tree, the
> "trademark" of Pebble Beach. They (Pebble Beach) got hostile and threatened
> to sue us. We turned the correspondence over to the ASMP, who then answered
> all of their threats. They even got some big powerful legal company in
> Washington DC to crank up the pressure. After Gentile won against the Rock
> and Roll Hall of Fame for his poster of the R&RHOF (gorgeous photograph),
> with the ASMP's help, Pebble Beach has backed off since our use of the Lone
> Cypress, even though it is on the cover, is purely editorial.
> 
> Inside we have a spread of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. They (their PR folks)
> also got hostile until their own legal staff called them off and slapped
> their hands.
> 
> T
All the more reasons to hate Kalifornica.....as if I needed one.... :) :) :)
WAlt

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