Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/16

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Subject: [Leica] Leicas and National Geographic
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:55:31 -0500
References: <mailman.1463.1266339389.73134.lug@leica-users.org> <4B7ABEC2.8326.4CAA09@leica.rcmckee.com> <36172e5a1002161515q1396e336x9d1f2fc2185551f2@mail.gmail.com> <4B7AD673.28125.A933AC@leica.rcmckee.com> <B7667040-3502-4915-BCC3-E75C2E611C27@gmail.com>

Yes, they figured it out by not paying the photographers for the rights to
use their photos.  I guess if the photographers were staff of NG and
received all benefits of employees, the photos were work for hire;
otherwise, they should have paid for usage.

Tina

On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 6:34 PM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote:

> I seem to recall that they were having problems with electronic
> reproduction rights from some of the photogs.  Guess they got it figured
> out.
>
> Leo Wesson



-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


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