[Leica] More Stock Woes

[Don Dory]

This just reinforces the point of the previous article posted.  There are a
large number of talented and/or prolific photographers for whom "stock"
photography is not a primary or even a secondary income source.  They are
honored to be published.  This individual photographer is also an excellent
example of first world problem.  Doesn't read or understand the contract
and terms of use and is upset when an entity who does understand exploits
that naïveté.

Then there is the author of the article as Christopher pointed out that
seems to have an agenda.

On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 1:00 AM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> Even the manufacturer who licensed the photo has done nothing wrong!
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 9:13 AM Christopher Crawford <
> chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
>
> > The article seems to be designed to blame Walmart. It isn't their fault;
> > they didn't license the photo, some manufacturer did and Walmart is
> selling
> > the manufacturer's products. They're probably not the only retailer
> selling
> > the stuff, but the article doesn't say if that's so. The writer left out
> a
> > lot, in my opinion, in order to maintain the "Walmart is Evil" narrative.
> >
> > At the end of the article, it says that Walmart reached out to the
> > photographer on social media, asking him to contact them. That's a BIG
> > detail, yet the writer does not say if the photographer talked to
> Walmart,
> > or what Walmart offered him. To me it sounds like the company felt bad
> for
> > the guy and wanted to compensate him, despite the fact that Walmart has
> no
> > legal obligation to do so. If so, that's very kind of them, but that
> would
> > ruin the 'narrative' wouldn’t it? I'd like to know if that's the
> > case...wouldn't you?
> >
> >
> > --
> > Chris Crawford
> > Fine Art Photography
> > Fort Wayne, Indiana
> > 260-437-8990
> >
> > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My portfolio
> >
> > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798
> > Like My Work on Facebook
> >
> >
> > On 12/23/18, 10:27 PM, "LUG on behalf of Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG"
> > <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of
> > lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> >
> >     That is the market. He should put up and shut up, or get out and do
> >     something else!
> >
> >     Walmart did NOTHING wrong, I wonder if bashing them is the flavour of
> > the
> >     week.
> >
> >     Cheers
> >     Jayanand
> >
> >     On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 12:32 AM Tina Manley via LUG <
> > lug at leica-users.org>
> >     wrote:
> >
> >     > PESO:
> >     >
> >     > This is what happens when you have no idea what you are doing:
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >
> https://petapixel.com/2018/12/22/photog-shocked-after-his-1-88-stock-photo-shows-up-on-walmart-goods/
> >     >
> >     > Comments are interesting, too.
> >     >
> >     > Tina
> >     >
> >     > --
> >     > Tina Manley
> >     > www.tinamanley.com
> >     > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com
> >     > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley
> >     > <
> >     >
> >
> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html
> >     > >
> >     >
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Don
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