[LRflex] Re: OT: Lug Gallery
- From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 23:13:47 +0200
Hi philippe,
at least they are not trying to hide where they got
them from.
Le blog de timéo hébergé par OverBlog
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/84336-3/PAW-20-For-Rose.jpg
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/132745-2/2008-PAW-34-Carla+-1060683.jpg
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/PAW-2009/PAW-2009-Old+Postcard-1090397.jpg.html
webkit-fake-url://CA9C2130-A866-4799-A897-722F99BC564F/PAW-2009-Old+Postcard-1090397.jpg
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/109434-3/Paysage-Toulousain.jpg
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/109209-3/PAW-47-Night-visitor.jpg
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/144437-2/Bird+and+Window+_1+sur+1_.jpg
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/152776-2/2009-PAW-08-Paysage-Vertical-1080826b.jpg
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/5915-2/gift3.jpg
I just copied this from their page information list -
If they were my pictures, I would at least ask for a
credit as the photographer.
Cheers
Douglas
On 31.05.2011 22:57, Richard Ward wrote:
> Philippe,
> I get a Fail on my Reply. :-) I was not in any way suggesting that YOU
> sue them or threaten these folks in any way. I was trying to suggest
> considering letting them know they've dented some rules of the road by not
> asking for pwrmission first. Yes somebody might sue them, but they also have
> a Potential PR Grenade tucked in their website.
> Imagine they get a shot to present their case on some Morning TV Chat
> show versus Bob the Bad Guy advocating against their cause. How effective
> might be an invective filled diatribe against them based around "Why should
> we listen to this Immoral, Law Breaking, Personal Rights Violating, group of
> Criminals?". Which is essentially how it works here in the States these days.
> (Sigh)
> Whether my suggestion to contact them has merit in Europe, in Reality, or
> even in your considered Opinion... I have no certainty about. :-) Just trying
> to kick a possibility out there to think about.
>
> Peace my Friend
>
> R in Mi
>
> ____________________________________
>
> Sent From An iPad. :-)
> ____________________________________
>
> On May 31, 2011, at 4:22 PM, "philippe.amard"<philippe.amard@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Richard, I'm not in a frame of mind to sue anyone on earth :-)
>> Particularly if I share their concerns, here protecting Mother Nature.
>> I was just letting good folks around that their works might be used
>> for other purposes than intended.
>>
>> Thanks for your feedback
>>
>> Philippe
>>
>>
>> Le 31 mai 11 à 22:14, Richard Ward a écrit :
>>
>>> Hi Philippe,
>>> I didn't quite catch the meaning of your Post at first. If I am now
>>> following things correctly, It would appear that this 'activist'(?)
>>> organization has appropriated some of your images to illustrate it's
>>> Website. They are lovely images they have 'appropriated', but being
>>> distinctly mono-lingual I couldn't read the site.
>>> If you are sympathetic to the group's endeavours it might be of
>>> benefit to them for you to attempt to have a conversation with them
>>> regarding their possible exposure from their infringement of
>>> Copyright. I am not sure of how things work in the Eurozone, but
>>> here in the States such an Advocacy Group would be open to having
>>> accusations of being " a criminal flouter of the laws, the rules,
>>> and usurper of the rights of the people they're stealing from" by
>>> whoever or whatever might be in opposition to what they advocate
>>> for. Such charges - no matter how hyperbolous- usually are saved for
>>> when a pivotal moment of advocacy is reached and such charges can
>>> drown out whatever positive messages the group is attempting to
>>> bring forward.
>>>
>>> Alas, most photographic copyright infringement -nay almost all of it
>>> - goes unchallenged in the age of google image search.
>>>
>>> They are lovely images they are using, though.
>>>
>>> Richard innMichigan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ____________________________________
>>>
>>> Sent From An iPad. :-)
>>> ____________________________________
>>>
>>> On May 31, 2011, at 3:33 PM, "philippe.amard"
>>> <philippe.amard@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've just found that the LUG gallery gets more visitors than we might
>>>> think.
>>>>
>>>> http://biodiversite-timeo.over-blog.com/
>>>>
>>>> I don't remember being asked ...
>>>>
>>>> Yet, I don't resent the idea at all so far as it serves to illustrate
>>>> what I consider a worthy cause :-)
>>>>
>>>> Bien cordialement de Metz
>>>> Philippe, still wondering how they got to his pixes ...
>>>>
>>>>
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