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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Lens Designs and history- the only take
From: Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 13:20:36 -0700

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> Someone correct me if I am worng, but isn't Bill Gates doing exactly 
> this???  
> 
> Seems about a year ago I heard about something along these 
> lines of him 
> doing something like this under the umbrella of Corbis.  
> Don't forget he 
> owns Corbis, one of the largest photo agencies/image databanks in the 
> world.  
>  
> ><devilsadvocate>
> >So by extension of this analogy - if I were to take a copy of
> >someone else's photo, and then "improve" it, say in Photoshop,
> >and then sell it - is this a lesser offence?
> ></devilsadvocate>
> 

It's an example of the golden rule at work.  He who has the gold...

Paul Chefurka

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; Someone correct me if I am worng, but isn't Bill Gates doing exactly </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; this???&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; Seems about a year ago I heard about something along these </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; lines of him </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; doing something like this under the umbrella of Corbis.&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; Don't forget he </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; owns Corbis, one of the largest photo agencies/image databanks in the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; world.&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt;&lt;devilsadvocate&gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt;So by extension of this analogy - if I were to take a copy of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt;someone else's photo, and then &quot;improve&quot; it, say in Photoshop,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt;and then sell it - is this a lesser offence?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt;&lt;/devilsadvocate&gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>It's an example of the golden rule at work.&nbsp; He who has the gold...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Paul Chefurka</FONT>
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