Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 25/6/01 3:06 PM, Steve Unsworth at mail@steveunsworth.co.uk wrote: > I've had an email from someone asking for permission to use some of the > Tunisian photographs on my web site (www.steveunsworth.co.uk) on his web > site. > > Should I say yes? I feel that I should say no as I took the photographs not > the third party, on the other hand I feel I should say yes provided that I'm > acknowledged as the photographer and a link provided to my web site. > > What do you think? Bear in mind that I'm an amateur and as far as I know, so > is the other person. > > Steve > When someone is asking so I try to say yes but: - - Firstly ask them what is purpose they are going to use the image for. - - Then I ask them to let me know the URL where my image is going to appear - - Then I look at that URL deeply enough, I try that images coming from me enter a site with some minimum of aesthetics of my preference. - - Also I have the possibility to understand what is that URL intended for: is belonging to a non profit organization or what ? I usually start this process thinking that I will say YES but I don't care if they are going to give me link to my web site. I hope it can help you, Steve. Pablo