On 1/1/07, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
Seems to lack a unified argument. First complains about people ignoring copyright and then complains about people not ignoring but buying the rights cheaply.
For the most part folks on Dpreview were not impressed:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1032&message=214491...
The author freely intermixed sever distinct phenomenon.
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It also appears to stick exlusively to US law which I would argue is something of an error
More like sticking exclusively to his misconceptions of copyright, such as the idea that it exists to enable him to make a living in his choice of professions. :)
On 1/1/07, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
I note that free-content is not quite mentioned. I am somewhat pleased that many photographers' sense of entitlement *is* mentioned.
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Sure, although it makes me wonder why the By and By-Sa 2.5 revision CC licenses are so popular, since they don't demand attribution to the photographer at all so long as the work has been submitted by someone to a site whos terms of service designate someone else to receive attribution...