Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/28

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Photo scandal at National Geographic!!!
From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 21:28:36 -0400

Eric,

> A bigger scandal at National Geographic that never seems to be 
> mentioned here is that they ripped off scores of photographers with 
> their CDs and DVDs of their magazines. Where's the call for boycotts? 
> One of our very own former LUG users has a significant claim against 
> them. Fred Ward with 870 images they have refused to pay for. NOT the 
> editors or staff, but the people at the very top who made the decision 
> to save a buck, and alienate the very people who made them what they 
> are.

Thanks for bringing this up.  My esteem of NGM fell a couple of notches
a few years ago, when I first learned about this, here on the LUG.

- - Phong

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