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- From: cchd@lucifer.latrobe.edu.au (Huw Davies)
- Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers
- Subject: Re: CM5 pic - terribly sorry gentlemen, it's a dud
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.032302.12488@lugb.latrobe.edu.au>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 03:23:02 GMT
- References: <1992Nov11.021830.4926@ryptyde.cts.com> <andrew.722085952@cyfrak.rdt.monash.edu.au> <andrew.722122473@daneel.rdt.monash.edu.au>
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- In article <andrew.722122473@daneel.rdt.monash.edu.au> andrew.moore@rdt.monash.edu.au writes:
- >
- >After my previous post someone (Hi Barry) pointed out to me that limiting
- >the prints (by numbering etc) is pretty acceptable for other art (other
- >drawings, photographs, etc) so just because the picture is of a
- >Computer (was that a capital C ? :-) ) surely this does not exempt it
- >from such protection.
-
- I have no problem with the limited edition prints being just that,
- limitied editions. I can't follow the logic that says a gif of a limited
- edition print reduces in any way the value of the original. Does a gif
- of the Mona Lisa reduce the value of the original????
-
- I too beg that noone posts something to the effect "I'll go look at my
- real xyzzy...." otherwise I'll retort with "I'll go look at my PDP-8a" :-)
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