Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/12

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Subject: [Leica] Support the Orphan Works Bills! Kill the Publishers!
From: marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small)
Date: Mon May 12 06:31:27 2008
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At 01:36 AM 5/12/2008, Ted Grant wrote:

 >In the event you hadn?t made any kind of calculation what protecting our
 >images from being ripped off are,  I wonder if you wouldn?t mind paying the
 >copyright fee for my 280,000 images as it?s merely $12,600,000 of which I?m
 >sure you have as coffee money. :-)

Ted

A few years back, I asked for your help in 
ensuring that the Hove Authors were paid their 
royalties and you simply refsed to answer.  I 
guess that you are so hung up on the price of a 
single print that you do not regard the 
production of a book as wroth your consideration.

Grow up.  When you are willing to help authors, 
authors might be more willing to consider your 
position.  But, as it is, the Hove authors are 
being gipped out of thousands of dollars in 
royalties and none of you seem to give a hoot 
other than an occasional, "gee, isn't that too bad".

I have said enough. You folks are absurd.  If you 
want my help, then give me your help.  You people 
seem unconcerned that the Hove authors have gone 
unpaid for years.  Let's work together instead of at odds.

Marc


msmall@aya.yale.edu
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