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Subject: [Leica] You want some pretty photographs? Why not steal them?
From: summicron at comcast.net (Frank F. Farmer)
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:38:22 -0500
References: <C66E4B88.623%lug@steveunsworth.co.uk> <C0DC78C2-8A2C-423A-AA49-97CF4156EDBE@comcast.net> <200906300236.BRI68792@rg4.comporium.net>

Did the "legal" analysis follow-up ever get posted?

Frank Farmer
Jackson, Miss.

On Jun 29, 2009, at 9:36 PM, Tina Manley wrote:

> Even more astounding is their follow-up after all of the comments  
> accusing the writer of stealing photos.  They consider it "fair use"  
> and say that putting "all rights reserved" on a photo posted on the  
> internet does not give the photographer all rights.  Looks like I'm  
> going to have to reconsider where and how I post photos.
>
> http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/are-flickr-photos-fair-game-for-home-printing/
>
> Tina
>
> At 10:27 PM 6/29/2009, you wrote:
>> Wow!  I think this guy clearly does not understand the difference
>> between fair use and theft.  I am also surprised.
>>
>> Frank Farmer
>> Jackson, Miss.
>>
>> On Jun 29, 2009, at 4:44 AM, Steve Unsworth wrote:
>>
>>> I'm surprised the NY Times haven't taken this down...
>>>
>>> <http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/flickr-as-an-interior-decora
>>>  
>>> > tor-tool/?apage=5#comments>
>>>
>>> Sorry if it's been posted before and I've missed it.
>>>
>>> Steve
>
>
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Replies: Reply from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] You want some pretty photographs? Why not steal them?)
In reply to: Message from lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth) ([Leica] You want some pretty photographs? Why not steal them?)
Message from summicron at comcast.net (Frank F. Farmer) ([Leica] You want some pretty photographs? Why not steal them?)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] You want some pretty photographs? Why not steal them?)