Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I should correct my misstatement there. They did offer Fred Ward money after the fact. About $47 per photo. I pay him a whole lot more than that!!!! (Can't divulge, trade secret!) And the winner is... Greenberg vs. National Geographic Society - the jury awarded him $100,000 per image. I imagine Fred is planning a few new Leica purchases. :-) On Thursday, August 28, 2003, at 06:28 PM, Phong wrote: > Eric, > >> A bigger scandal at National Geographic that never seems to be >> mentioned here is that they ripped off scores of photographers with >> their CDs and DVDs of their magazines. Where's the call for boycotts? >> One of our very own former LUG users has a significant claim against >> them. Fred Ward with 870 images they have refused to pay for. NOT the >> editors or staff, but the people at the very top who made the decision >> to save a buck, and alienate the very people who made them what they >> are. > > Thanks for bringing this up. My esteem of NGM fell a couple of notches > a few years ago, when I first learned about this, here on the LUG. > > - Phong > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > Eric Welch Carlsbad, CA http://www.jphotog.com Never miss a good chance to shut up. - Will Rogers. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html