Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/29

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Subject: [Leica] Plagiarism vs. Derivation (re. Prince/Abell)
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Sat Nov 29 13:42:09 2008
References: <796o8r$2d97mi@pd2mo1so-svcs.prod.shaw.ca>

I'll bet you a hundred bucks to a clipped toenail that the galleries  
and museums which tout this artsy farsty bs won't allow you to take a  
photograph in the gallery, and cite copyright as the reason.

Now, if you will excuse me, I'm going to zerox Lord of the Rings and  
find me a publisher.

Ric Carter
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/



On Nov 29, 2008, at 9:38 AM, Ted Grant wrote:

>>> I suppose Richard Prince can get away with is because he's boldly
> defining a new kind of art: Plagiarism Art.  If this is what it  
> takes to be
> an Artist I'm very happy to be something else.>>
>
>
>
> This Prince fellow?
>
> It appears he's nothing but a copy cat and get's away with it  
> because nobody
> has taken him serious other than the brainless morons who've paid  
> the money
> of a cheats piece of copy cat crap.
>
>
>
> I would think without hesitation, if he were to try and pull this  
> off with a
> KARSH portrait he may well be paying a hefty price of his cheating.
>
>
>
> Of course there's always Vinnie and Guido when it comes down to  
> dealing with
> an out and out cheat who believes he's above the law and flaunts it  
> in our
> faces.
>
>
>
> The other option maybe for other "Photographers to make copy cat  
> copies of
> his and claim them as their originals. I bet his lawyers would be  
> freaking
> out with glee at the amount of money they'd sue for if it happened.
>
>
>
> Naw he's just a punk copier who really needs to be taught a physical  
> lesson
> he'll never forget and just leave him with all his trash money he'd  
> never be
> able to use.
>
> Pick your choice of teaching him a lesson!
>
> Ted
>
> The really really old SOB when it comes to dealing with sh-heads who  
> act in
> this fashion.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Replies: Reply from imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George) ([Leica] Plagiarism vs. Derivation (re. Prince/Abell))
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