Re: Where do we draw the line?

"Alienjones" <Alienjones@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Dudley Hanks wrote:
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> |
> | Now, Douglas, is that really called for?  Isn't the copyright notice
> on your
> | site sufficient protection on its own?
> |
> | Besides, I don't at present derive any photographically generated 
> income,
> | and, if I did, only images I have shot myself would be worth anything,
> | either to me or my customers.  Moreover, given that I have only about
2%
> | vision, wouldn't it be a bit obvious I've stolen someone else's work
if 
> I
> | were to present a technically perfect photograph as part of my 
> collection?
> |
> | Take Care,
> | Dudley
> |
> |
>
> Apparently Dudley People like some of those who offered you advise have
> no regard for the copyright or other people. One such person is Paul
> Furman who pretended to offer you advise on composition of your picture.
>
> He took some of my images, without my permission, illegally altered them
> without my consent and attempted to discredit my findings of an example
> of two different cameras, with thousands of dollars price difference not
> producing all that different a quality image with the altered images.
>
> Despite legal action being commenced today against his host, he figured
> he'd leave the evidence in place with just the index image removed. So
> yes... Reminding people reading this thread that my images are copyright
> and that I will pursue my intellectual property rights in protecting
> myself against such idiots is very timely.
>
> I don't for a single moment suggest you are in the same gutter as he is.
> The warning was timely for the other idiots inhabiting these photo
> groups who think nothing is illegal on Usenet.
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> from Douglas,
> If my PGP key is missing, the
> post is a forgery. Ignore it.
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Well, Douglas, I'm not sure how many times you "have commenced legal
action 
today" against Paul, but I'm getting a bit tired of hearing that phrase.

I've followed that thread, and I'm rather disappointed you are trying to
use 
my thread to dredge it up again.

If you decide to post articles expressing your views / opinions / findings

on the internet, then you might want to be aware that not everyone will 
agree with you.  Some people might even want to disprove your findings if 
they hold alternative opinions.  It's the way the world works.

If you wish to launch legal action against Paul and spend hundreds of 
thousands of dollars to soothe your ego, fine, it's up to you.  But, be a 
man about it and leave it up to your lawyers.

Take Care,
Dudley