I guess I want to go on record as one of the non-consensus members of the
list. I don't think images should be shared. If you want to use something
that belongs to someone else you should compensate them in some way. Cash
isn't always necessary, though at times it is appropriate, and comes in
handy. I followed a little of the copyright thread on this list recently
until I got fed up with the grad students and professors who cop out on
the issue of compensation to the artist in the interest of education.
Educational institutions and students, both need to be
responsible in this area, in my opinion, since one of the functions of
education is to get people ready for living in the *real world*, whatever
that is.
It doesn't seem to matter to a lot of people until they have been burned
a few times by editors, hangers-on, and wannabes.
Bill Lowenburg
Documentary/Fine Art Photography
<lowenbur@epix.net>