Re: copy-right infringement

[Randy Vaughn-Dotta <randyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I second this idea.

>   ; margin-bottom: 0 }  -->    That is really lame.  People are really
>clueless.  But in fact this person probably has a clue (he talks about
>copyright on the ad) but chooses to ignore it.  I don't think lawyers are
>going to help you on this one and are not worth your time.  Asking him to
>take them down isn't going to help you much.  Him using your pictures is a
>compliment to your work.  He should have asked your permission and you
>should ask him to put your name next to your photos and also pay you a
>percentage of the selling price.  If he refuses you should distribute his
>email address to this list so that we may all send him tons of email
>publicly condemning him.  
> Jesse
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> >Please excuse my cynicism, but based on his attitude toward copyrights
> >and the asking price for the camera, it wouldn't surprise me if the
> >camera is hot.
> >
> >Willem-Jan Markerink  wrote:
> >>
> >> Someone kindly pointed me to this Ebay page, where two of my
> >> panoramic infrared images are shamelessly used for commercial
> >> purposes, without either reference or credit.
> >>
> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=41207087
> >>
> >> Any suggestions from copy-right lawyers in this group?
> >> Can I bill him?....for how much?....:-))
> >>
> >> Seems I can only find out this persons email address when I register,
> >> and I refuse to comply with that....any frequent Ebay-users knowing
> >> how? Mmm....I guess I should contact one of his negative-feedback
> >> customers, they should have his address....
> >>
> >> Any tips/tricks/comments, or samples of similar incidents?
> >>
> >>
> >> --                
> >> Bye,
> >>
> >> Willem-Jan Markerink
> >>
> >>
> >>       The desire to understand
> >> is sometimes far less intelligent than
> >>      the inability to understand
> >>
> >>
> >> <w.j.markerink@xxxxx>
> >> [note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]
> >>
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         Randy Vaughn-Dotta, Photographer
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