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Re: To the Members of the WWP
Willy Kaemena 2008-Jun-06 11:23:00
Here a link explaining the ?52 of the German copyright law
http://www.goethe.de/wis/sub/thm/en345545.htm
Willy Kaemena
http://homepage.mac.com/wkaemena/FSPanos/Menu268.html
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http://lisbon.360cities.net/
On Jun 6, 2008, at 13:00, Bernd Lintermann wrote:
> Dear Members of the World Wide Panorama Project,
>
> we sincerely regret that our ?Globorama? project has led to
> irritations and -in part- to very impetuous reactions within the
> community. We, who were working on this project, acted on the
> assumption that we were authorized to use these works based on ?52
> of the German copyright law, which permits the non-commercial use of
> works without the expressed prior consent of the artist.
>
> Due to the objections the ZKM has received, the use of the images
> has been stopped immediately. Out of respect for you as artists we
> have since then not shown and will not show any of your images
> without your explicit permission.
>
> At this time, we are processing all the inquiries we have received
> and we will make every effort to find a feasible solution for all
> parties involved. We are currently preparing replies to all the
> artists, who have contacted us so far.
>
> We are happy about the constructive suggestions of Mr. Yuval Levy to
> find a sustainable solution, which hopefully serves all interests.
> It also has been suggested to initiate a joint project. We are
> currently investigating some ideas and will put them up for
> discussion in the near future. Because of the complexity of the
> issue it will take some more time. We hope that this makes the
> situation at this point more transparent for you and apologize for
> any delays.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Bernd Lintermann
>
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