Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On May 13, 2008, at 12:14 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > At 02:52 PM 5/13/2008, you wrote: >> A bit of an international and perhaps more balanced perspective: >> >> http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1028 >> >> Nathan Wajsman > > From that site: "Both pieces of US legislation seek to ensure that > users make a diligent search for copyright owners before using work > claimed to be orphaned, and pay them reasonable compensation if they > surface, unless the use is for scholarly, charitable, religious or > educational purposes." it appears to say, putting it simply and bluntly, "it is OK to steal someone's work if it will be used for a "good" (humanitarian) purpose..." would you prefer some other conclusion ? Steve > This is what I do not understand. Why should works used for those > purposes be exempt from reasonable compensation!!!!????? That would > exempt all of the work I do - all work for textbook and publishing > companies, all work for non-profits, all work for any religious > organizations. > > Every time I read one of these articles brushing off editorial > photography as worthless, I get steamed! > > Tina > > Tina Manley > http://www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information