Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] WE WUZ ROBBED!
From: Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 22:40:35 -0800

>I discovered on Thursday evening last that a local up-market newspaper had
>published a picture of mine -- attributed, mind you, to one "Mary" Small --
>in an article of a local jazz drummer.  This fellow has admitted giving the
>magazine the picture but his comment was, "so what"?
>[snip]
>I suspect the magazine will apologize and offer a token payment.  I want to
>sue both the magazine and the drummer and take an ounce of their hides, but
>that may just be a surplus of testosterone flocking through my blood -- as
>a trial attorney, I recognize that most juries regard copyright suits as
>Big Yawns.
>And, don't forget, they attributed the picture to "Mary" Small.
>Advice?
>
>Marc


Mary,

I'd put Austin on the case, pronto!

Guy