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Re: some research
Willy Kaemena 2008-May-27 09:11:00
John
here the "noncommercial" list of hardware
Globorama, 2005?2007, interactive Installation for PanoramaScreen,
modular metal frames with projection wall for 360? projection, laser-
pointer, 6 projectors, 8 Genelec loudspeakers, 1 Subwoofer, 1 mixing
desk, 4 USB cameras, measurement of the projection environment ? 8 m,
H 2,80 m, ZKM | Institute for Visual Media.
<http://www02.zkm.de/youser/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=50
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By the way I found still some unaware WWP photographers which are not
reading WWP mail all the time. I think we should make an announcement
on the panotools/ QTVR List. to get them in the boat...
Willy Kaemena
http://homepage.mac.com/wkaemena/FSPanos/Menu268.html
http://bremen.360cities.net/
http://syria.360cities.net/
http://lisbon.360cities.net/
On May 27, 2008, at 8:57, John Riley wrote:
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> On May 27, 2008, at 2:02 AM, Willy Kaemena wrote:
> > Regarding their "non-commercial use" founded by the government and
> > others
> >
> > somebody payed the scaffolding
> > somebody payed the expensive projectors
> > somebody payed the IR sensors
> > somebody payed the computers
> > somebody payed you name it....
> > why we should give 2000 panoramas for free...
> >
> > Willy Kaemena
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> Willy, you read my mind! That is exactly the conversation I was
> having with my wife earlier. We were saying that we bet they didn't
> just walk into a shop and pick up projectors and computers and walk
> out with them, saying "We are non-profit, academic, non-commercial,
> etc."
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> Their tax or commercial status is irrelevant as far as copyright
> infringement is concerned. In the U.S. there are people who visit
> churches unannounced to see if they are using photocopied music. If
> a church gets caught, the fines can be unbelievably large. It isn't
> just hypothetical either; large fines are imposed regularly. I am
> sure there are similar visitations to public performances by school
> choirs, bands, orchestras, etc. I doesn't matter one tiny bit
> whether the organization is for profit. At my university, we faculty
> are regularly given the stern message that we can get the
> university's ass in a sling by violating copyright.
>
> No matter how well-intentioned the Globorama folks are, they really
> should have known better than this. It is inexcusable and puts all
> of the organizations involved into a serious liability situation. I
> am not surprised one bit that they are trying to "make nice" without
> admitting any fault. I am sure they have very strict instructions
> from their lawyers on what to say.
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> I bet _somebody_ has found themselves in very deep sh*& over this.
>
> John
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> John Riley
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