Text 6125, 81 rader
Skriven 2005-03-04 10:12:09 av Roy Witt (1:10/22)
   Kommentar till text 6006 av Thom LaCosta (1:261/1352.0)
Ärende: FidoNews 22:08 [00/0
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Hello Thom.

03 Mar 33 15:02, you wrote to me:

 RW>>> And last but probably not least is the link to the copyright
 RW>>> files containing a JPG of every Playboy centerfold since day one.
 RW>>> I'll bet the publishers will be happy to see that someone besides
 RW>>> themselves have maintained those pictures for posterity. Not to
 RW>>> mention the ladys.

 TL>> It would be interesting to get the reaction of Playboy if someone
 TL>> ever informs them of such an online collection.

 RW>> I intend to do just that.

 TL> And I hope you submit an article for Fidonews detailing their
 TL> reaction to the news...unless of course your story is scooped by
 TL> some other publication.

You know perfectly well that the present editor won't print anything
degrogatory about himself. Dan's article does that and he's refused
to print it more than once. Maybe I can write a historical account after
he's no longer the editor. If all else fails, I can post it on a website
for the whole world to see.

 TL>> It was a great photo.....so I put it up on the site.  Three years
 TL>> later I got an email from and attorney, pointing out that I was
 TL>> using the work of one of his clients....and he asked for 3700
 TL>> bucks for past use.

 RW>> Ouch.

 TL> I immediately took it off the site and wrote to the owner and his
 TL> lawyer explaining that I had corrected the problem and had no
 TL> knowledge of the ownership.  I received a very poite answer
 TL> thanking me for my cooperation and respecting the nature of the
 TL> work.

Whew! That was a close one, eh.

 RW>> There are websites out there that don't allow users to steal their
 RW>> work. My son has a website full of photography that he uses as
 RW>> samples of his work for sale. You can steal from his site, but all
 RW>> you'll get are thumbprints.

 RW>> www.anglesandedges.com

 TL> Nice Stuff!  What printer does he use to produce the prints?

I have no idea, but I can ask. While he was going to college, he worked
for Aaron Bros - a framing chain of stores in CA. I guess that's where
he learned to do that. Then of course, he has an AA in art.

Later:

"I use the Epson 2200 on prints that are up to 13X19 with archival
inks/paper. On anything larger, I have a company print them out and I'm
not sure what printer they use, but everything is archival." - MWitt

 TL> Tell Martin I like his stuff...pleasent images of natural things
 TL> always are a joy to see....very much like multi-part vocal harmony.

He does have an eye for composition. When he was still living in SD, he
came to my shop one day and wanted to be a machinist apprentice. I told
him he'd be wasting his and my time. Instead, I told him to take his
artistic talents and apply them to computers. So, today he's an IT and
the photo art is just a sideline.  I'll pass on your comments, I'm sure
he'll be pleased that someone noticed his work.

Later: he was pleased and told me about an 'Ansel Adams' contest he
entered...the url to this material is;

http://www.dpchallenge.com/profile.php?USER_ID=11843

BTW, his photo "Prayers for Spain" is a self-portrait. The thin hair
doesn't run on this side of the family. That comes from his Danish
maternal side. Carlos, his grandfather, was as bald as you can get.


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