Re: Copy-right issue solved

[CHIP <grays@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

the e-bay system works very well when it comes to what you are getting for the
money . By checking out a seller's ratings you can make the decision as to
whether that person is reliable or not . If a person has good ratings he is
probably making a living off E-Bay & Would not want to jeopardize being kicked
off the site . The majority of people I have delt with are honest & are happy
to discuss an item beforehand . If an item is not as advertised most sellers
will refund or compensate the buyer . E-Bay realy is a great place & I highly
endorse it . The only negative I can say about it is that it takes away from
my photography .   CHIP RENNER

Willem-Jan Markerink wrote:

> Dear list,
>
> Please consider this copy-right issue solved, and seize your (email)
> fire....:-))
>
> The person who linked my images (and not put them 'physically' on
> his site as I first thought) has shown remorse, and is not as bad as
> I thought....he is selling two 202's, part of a larger set of cameras
> he bought himself earlier, involving some rare Russian SLR's....the
> 202's are more or less surplus for him (the poor soul doesn't know
> what he is missing by not using them....but I am getting soft here....;-))
>
> Oddly enough, on the Ebay-site, it isn't possible to remove text or
> links, so I removed my 'copy-right infringement' texts, and the links
> are now simply dead. If the Ebay-concept on itself didn't annoy me that
> much, and if I wasn't involved in dealing with 202's myself, I might
> even have put the original images back. Perhaps a next time with
> proper credit and a clickeable link (which can't be put next to the
> original image now, otherwise that would be a current solution as
> well). Still leaves me with the problem that I can't check the
> quality of the two 202's he has, while somehow endorsing/approving
> them by the links to my site.
>
> Again, hold your fire, and don't trash this person to death by
> email....he has shown genuine remorse, and is not a bad guy, he just
> had to be educated a bit on image-rights (and not so much
> copy-rights, given the remote-linking concept) and Netiquette.
> I also invited him to both IR- and Panorama-list, so don't hold this
> against him if he subscribes, no-one deserves a grudge for the rest
> of his life.
>
> Thanks for your help and understanding, and sorry for the
> bandwidth....hope some others have learned from this as well; and
> since this was my first 'infringement', *I* certainly did....there is
> a first for everything!
>
> Willem (though I prefer infringements that result in US$5k bills) Jan
>
> --
> 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'!]