Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Erwin Put's Essay on the MP
From: Patrick Jelliffe <pbjbike@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 08:58:49 -0800 (PST)

Erwin was not deprived of income by that posting.

Patrick


- --- Steven Alexander <alexpix@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> on 3/3/03 9:52 AM, Dennis Painter at
> dennis@hale-pohaku.com wrote:
> 
> > To me the posting of a copyrighted, private email
> was a question of ethics,
> > not whether someone was "bad".
> > 
> > "Fascinating" seeing your posts on this as
> compared to your posts when you
> > see another ethical question that you call
> "conflict of interest". It would
> > seem our ethical beliefs differ but that is
> understandable.
> > 
> > As to Erwin Puts' writing as it is now posted on
> his website his assessment
> > can be discussed if you chose.
> > 
> > Dennis
> > 
> 
> I make a large portion my income from the licensing
> copyrighted photography
> through photo stock agencies. The internet seems to
> have different moral,
> ethical or legal standards with regard to
> copyrighted material be it photos,
> printed material or software.  I am always reluctant
> to post photo here or
> other places on the net because of the disregard for
> this basic legal
> protection.
> Mr. Puts can say anything he wishes concerning this
> NEW M camera; but the
> unauthorized use of his material is flat out wrong.
> 
> Go out and buy a MP and lock it in some safe place
> to worship it or go out
> and use your now outmoded M3-7 and make pictures but
> please do not steal
> someone else's work and post it.
> 
> Rant of the week...just returned from Florida to
> Boston's teen temperatures
> and am not real happy.
> 
> Happy snaps,
> Steven Alexander
> 
> 
>     
> 
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