Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Is this a private communicaton? I am confused. Pierre Claquin At 01:03 PM 9/26/02 -0400, you wrote: >This is a private communication Rob, because I do not care to get into a >public pissing match with you, nor, for that matter, to I want this to be a >pissing match of any kind. > >But let me ask you two questions: > >1. Do you really think that Erwin Puts GAVE Leica that PDF to publish? That >he did not receive any kind of compensation for allowing a corporation to >benefit from all that work? > >2. Suppose I published my photo work on diabetics, and didn't acknowledge >the fact that it was commissioned and paid for by a drug company? Wouldn't >that be gross conflict of interest, and ethical violation? Of course it >would, because people judging the work would have no way to know if it >presented an honest picture of the lives of diabetics, or produced a picture >the pharmaceutical company wanted shown. > >Well, when Erwin Puts claims to be an independent expert when he reviews >Leica products, but does work of any kind for Leica, he is misleading the >people who make buying decisions on the basis of what they believe to be >independent evaluations. I know that you understand that. > >By the way - how about we try to keep our political disagreements out of our >on-list exchanges. Because you and I know full-well that your repeated >disagreements with me on-list began AFTER you learned during our off-list >exchange that we disagree about the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. > >B. D. > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Rob Appleby >Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 12:35 PM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] Downloadable Erwin Puts Book > > >As far as I can see, he isn't taking anything from Leica, he's given them >the pdf to publish. Good for him. Where's the problem? > >This really is one of your idées fixes, BD. > >-- Rob > >http://www.robertappleby.com >Mobile: (+39) 348 336 7990 >Home: (+39) 059 303436 > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 4:19 PM >Subject: RE: [Leica] Downloadable Erwin Puts Book > > >> Steve - and all the others of you who I know will instantly leap to >Erwin's >> "defense:" >> >> There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with Erwin's acting as a consultant to >> Leica or any other company. More power to him. >> >> But I seem to recall that Mr. Puts went to great lengths to proclaim his >> independence from Leica. This is the guy who said he never took ANYTHING >> from Leica. >> >> If you don't see a conflict here, Steve, I sure feel sorry for the >> subscribers to your publications. >> >> And by the way, "slut?" If I whore for anyone Steve, I'll be the first to >> tell my readers I'm getting paid for what I do. >> >> B. D. >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html