From: Michael Sinclair (gruesomegrinch@hotmail.com)
Date: 10/26/03-07:43:24 AM Z
I know many photographers who have donated prints to charity auctions or
that sort of thing. The two issues here, IMO, are that this request comes
from a commercial enterprise, and that they are asking for a high res
digitized copy rather than a print. I have no problem with XXXX XXXX asking
- chutzpah lives! - but if it was me, the answer would be no.
Michael
>From: Jonathan Bailey <jon@jonathan-bailey.com>
>Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>Subject: Comments please
>Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 18:27:16 -0400
>
>Greetings,
>
>I'm posting to the list an email I received this morning. In the body of
>the email was one of my images, presumably a jpg that this person (I've
>withheld his name) cut and pasted from my website, and the following
>letter:
>
>"Hi my name is XXXX XXXX and I am the owner of a small graphic design
>company. I would like to use the picture below on my wall as inspiration
>for
>myself and my designers. I am looking to blow it up to the size of the wall
>and use a decoupage technique on it. Basically like one big mural. I am
>originally from the Boston area and found this picture in particular to be
>very inspiring. Honestly I was hoping I could use the picture in good faith
>as I do not have a lot of money right now. Please let me know what I need
>to
>do to get a high res picture. I do not want to use this for any advertising
>purposes and it will only be on display in our office."
>
>End quotation.
>
>Has anyone else on the list ever received a letter like this?? I think
>it's
>a pretty outrageous letter - for a variety of reasons....
>
>Your thoughts are welcome.
>
>Best - Jon
>www.jonathan-bailey.com
>Tenants Harbor, Maine
>
>
>
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