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Re: To the Members of the WWP
Alex 2008-Jun-06 17:44:00
Well said Yuval.
My thanks,
Alex Spielberg
NYC
Yuval Levy wrote:
>
> Dear Mr. Lintermann,
>
> thank you for this statement. I appreciate that you acknowledge the
> irritation of the WWP artists, and that you have undertaken steps to
> stop irritating us further.
>
> As you can read from the replies - on the WWP List and in direct mails
> to you - the irritation is still very high. The talk of "joint future
> projects" is premature.
>
> You now need some time to process all the inquiries you have received,
> and we all need some time to adapt to this positive step of yours.
> Welcome to the negotiation table.
>
> The next step will be to talk. First to learn to know each other. It
> will be for us to understand your needs, and for you to understand ours
> and why we are irritated. Only when we understand each others need can
> we start thinking, together, of a solution.
>
> Like many artists here, I am irritated. I was angry, but the anger is
> fading now that I see a will from your side to understand me/us; and a
> constructive approach that I hope will lead to a solution that is
> acceptable and sustainable for most of us.
>
> Many thanks also for the invitation, extended privately by ZKM's
> attorney, to meet in Karlsruhe. I will be in touch with him next week to
> advance us all toward an acceptable, possibly negotiated solution out of
> this situation.
>
> Welcome to the WWP!
> Yuv
>
> 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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