[Leica] USE REACTION: A photo which costs more than a Cindy Sherman!

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

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Richard Man OFFERED:
Subject: Re: [Leica] A photo which costs more than a Cindy Sherman! 
BETTERDIRECTIONS!


>I don't want to incur the wrath of Uncle Ted or anyone else, I am just
> genuinely not sure: but isn't this the generaul accepted fair use for
> editorial usage?<<<<<<<<<

AND NATHAN RESPONDED: 
> On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 1:27 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at 
> frozenlight.eu>wrote:
> 
>> No, I had not read the comments, indeed.
>>
>> Ted, did you report the guy to wordpress.com? You should be able to get
>> the guy shut down.

Hi Richard & Nathan,
My initial reaction was as written below,  in relation to finding ones 
photograph unknowingly used on the internet.

>>Gee nice photo! It was a one shot image with a manual focus Leica camera & 
>>lens!!!!! On Tri-X film pushed to ASA 800!
BUT HOW DID YOU AND WHERE DID YOU GET THE RIGHT TO USE MY PHOTOGRAPH WITHOUT 
PROPER COMPENSATION AND MY PERMISSION??????????

Thank you very much. I'd be very pleased if some one answered my question. 
Thank you very much.

Dr. ted

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NOW MY REACTION:

Then it was pointed out to me by a friend........ there did not appear to be 
any "monetary commercials" attached anywhere FOR THE USER and maybe I should 
look on it as: "nice to have it selected as an ICONIC IMAGE AT THE LEVEL IT 
IS SEEN AND SHOWN ALONG WITH SO MANY OTHER GREAT PHOTOGRAPHS!"



If anything that bothered me most was........ "At least not being notified 
by the USER that the picture had been selected!" After all it does appear to 
be a bit of a feather in ones cap in this case."

So I've accepted it as a pat on the back for one photo moment in my ever 
changing life as a photojournalist. As I've said... "I just got lucky and 
gained a few brownie points for the blink of a shutter!"



cheers,

Dr. ted