wwp@yahoogroups.com:
Re: ZKM globorama hassle
johndlvo 2008-Jun-06 06:21:00
I wholeheartedly agree with you Simon. Furthermore, I am highly
suspect of anyone who insists on playing the devil's advocate.
Albeit, we all can have unspoken ulterior motives that influence our
behavior, this case is quite clear from my point of view:
Those committing the infringement did so well before contacting any of
the owners of the panoramas displayed with clear copyright notices on
the WWP website. Only retro-active attempts to gain permission were
made...twice. I haven't received any responses to my emails, have you?
As Simon, Ayrton, Bruce, and several others have clearly pointed out;
There is much more at stake here than the wonderful, altruistic idea
of advancing VR imagery. That is a great place to start alright, but
there is significantly more to this case.
Lest anyone overlook it, there is more than just one, slightly
significant precedent at stake here.
If the ongoing negotiations fail or prove unsatisfactory for
individuals and for the WWP membership as a whole, it will be in the
hands of the attorneys and int'l legal authorities to work out
suitable resolutions, compensations, penalties, and the road forward.
The harder it gets, the harder it gets! So be it. There are several
contingency options available.
I for one, will not let it disway me one bit from my ambitions to
contribute to "Elevations" coming up on the 19th - 22nd. Get your
poles and plans ready neighbors. It'll all work out.
John Dobbins
Washington State
USA
They (ZKM, et al)
--- In #removed#, "Wheaton, Simon" <simon.wheaton@...> wrote:
>
> They could have asked for permission to use the images in advance, and
> only used the work of those who gave permission, but they chose to steal
> it instead.
>
> The copyright owners, in our case the individual photographers, should
> have been given the option to support it, or not support it, but we have
> not been given that choice.
>
> If there is any torpedoing of their project, that is their own fault for
> not obtaining permission in advance.
>
> I resent your attempts at laying a guilt trip onto myself and other WWP
> participants for not supporting them and for not allowing this blatant
> theft of our work.
>
> I chose to publish my images on the WWP site, which is not permission
> for them to be used anywhere else and for any other purpose.
>
> Some of my images were taken after gaining permission from land holders
> based on their usage being only for the WWP site.
>
> Please don't think that your opinions reflect those of others in this
> group, or that you have a right to tell others what they should or
> shouldn't do with their own work.
>
> Simon
> Canberra
> AUSTRALIA
>