Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tell them to go fsck themselves then! On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > They are not paying me anything! The article was supposed to give > publicity to the fund-raising projects we are doing for the Syrian > refugees. They missed the first one, which was my lecture today, but there > are several more coming up. Evidently, we did not need their help with > publicity today because there was a huge, enthusiastic turn-out! I told > the newspaper that I could not and would not sign their ridiculous > release. Everybody needs to do that and they could publish a newspaper > with no photographs!! > > Tina > > On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 4:27 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > > > To me the only relevant consideration is how much they are paying you. Is > > it enough to offset your pain about giving away the rights? If yes, then > > OK. If not, then tell them to go f**k themselves. > > > > Cheers, > > Nathan > > > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > < > > http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 13 Sep 2016, at 22:21, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > LUG - > > > > > > I'm sure you've heard more than enough about the Syrian refugee project > > but > > > I've run into a problem and would like your opinion. > > > > > > The local newspaper The Herald - which has been bought out by > McClatchy, > > > along with every other newspaper around - asked for some of my photos > to > > > illustrate an article about the project. I sent them several photos > two > > > weeks ago with permission to use them in the newspaper and on their > > website > > > with a copyright notice. I didn't hear anything for two weeks. Today > I > > > got an e-mail saying that they could not use the photos with a > copyright > > > notice and if I gave them permission to use them without the copyright > > > notice, I would also have to sign a release giving the Herald "an > > > irrevocable, royalty-free license to publish, republish, resell, > > > distribute, copy and edit the submission an unlimited number of times > in > > > any print, electronic or other medium." > > > > > > I explained to them that I could never sign a release that gives away > all > > > rights to my photos - that it would not be fair to me or the subjects > of > > my > > > photos. I explained that I never lease photos as royalty-free and that > > any > > > royalty-free photo that featured an identifiable person would have to > > have > > > a model-release signed by that person. All of my photos are rights > > managed > > > for editorial use only. > > > > > > I told them they were welcome to use the photos with a copyright > notice. > > > Now I have to explain to the committee why the photos won't be in the > > > Herald :-( > > > > > > What do you think? > > > > > > Tina > > > > > > -- > > > Tina Manley > > > www.tinamanley.com > > > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0- > > 4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0- > 4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- "Some People Drive, We Are Driven" // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> richardmanphoto on Facebook and Instagram <https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto>