Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Anders - It depends on how blatant the theft is. If it seems like an honest mistake, I don't mind charging the normal fee. If it is obvious that they tried to cheat me, I will charge 3x the normal fee. I really don't have this problem very often. Most publishers respect copyrights. They are either honest or they know that word will get out. Editorial Photographers has 774 magazines listed on their site and there is frequent discussion on the list about the good guys and the bad guys. Tina At 02:41 PM 3/12/01 -0600, you wrote: >De: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net> > > >SNIP > > > If I find that someone has stolen the use of one of my > >photographs, you can believe that they will get an invoice from me; and, if > >the copyright notice is not present or mangled, they will get an invoice > >for three times the standard use rate. The fact that something is standard > >practice does not make it right or legal. > > >Tina >Doesn´t this, (being charged only the normal fee if cought), in some way >encourage the unauthorized use of photos? Since there is no real penalty. >It can tempt publishers to unauthorized use, since they only have to pay >the normal price if caught. >Or is the idea that it should be "cheap" enough to they dont try to fight >it. > >/Anders Nygren Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com