Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a private communication Rob, because I do not care to get into a public pissing match with you, nor, for that matter, to I want this to be a pissing match of any kind. But let me ask you two questions: 1. Do you really think that Erwin Puts GAVE Leica that PDF to publish? That he did not receive any kind of compensation for allowing a corporation to benefit from all that work? 2. Suppose I published my photo work on diabetics, and didn't acknowledge the fact that it was commissioned and paid for by a drug company? Wouldn't that be gross conflict of interest, and ethical violation? Of course it would, because people judging the work would have no way to know if it presented an honest picture of the lives of diabetics, or produced a picture the pharmaceutical company wanted shown. Well, when Erwin Puts claims to be an independent expert when he reviews Leica products, but does work of any kind for Leica, he is misleading the people who make buying decisions on the basis of what they believe to be independent evaluations. I know that you understand that. By the way - how about we try to keep our political disagreements out of our on-list exchanges. Because you and I know full-well that your repeated disagreements with me on-list began AFTER you learned during our off-list exchange that we disagree about the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Rob Appleby Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 12:35 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Downloadable Erwin Puts Book As far as I can see, he isn't taking anything from Leica, he's given them the pdf to publish. Good for him. Where's the problem? This really is one of your idées fixes, BD. - -- Rob http://www.robertappleby.com Mobile: (+39) 348 336 7990 Home: (+39) 059 303436 - ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 4:19 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] Downloadable Erwin Puts Book > Steve - and all the others of you who I know will instantly leap to Erwin's > "defense:" > > There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with Erwin's acting as a consultant to > Leica or any other company. More power to him. > > But I seem to recall that Mr. Puts went to great lengths to proclaim his > independence from Leica. This is the guy who said he never took ANYTHING > from Leica. > > If you don't see a conflict here, Steve, I sure feel sorry for the > subscribers to your publications. > > And by the way, "slut?" If I whore for anyone Steve, I'll be the first to > tell my readers I'm getting paid for what I do. > > B. D. > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html