Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/12

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Subject: [Leica] AP countersuit
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:38:26 -0400
References: <C5DEEE7B.4B2F4%mark@rabinergroup.com>
 
I saw an interview with him a few months ago, and he emphasized that  
he was getting no payment for any use of the image.

Generosity with a little bonus in legal positioning??

I thought the comment oddly phrased at the time, but was unaware of  
the contentions.

ric


On Mar 12, 2009, at 4:53 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> Fairey does not play fairly.
> He's toast. An insult to the business.
> You can't hit the POSTERIZE button in Photoshop and then call it  
> your image.
> A shame because the image had meaning to a lot of people.
> I was on the subway with a  gal coming back from DC with a big tube  
> with
> that image in it. From the inauguration.
>
>
> Mark William Rabiner
In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] AP countersuit)