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- From: dan@cubmol.bio.columbia.edu (Daniel Zabetakis)
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- Subject: Re: Harmlessness of a.b.p.e (long, but read it anyway)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.230446.9901@news.columbia.edu>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 23:04:46 GMT
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- In article <By6xAx.K5I@mtholyoke.edu> jbotz@mtholyoke.edu (Jurgen Botz) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov20.012853.14667@news.columbia.edu> dan@cubmol.bio.columbia.edu (Daniel Zabetakis) writes:
- >> I think that if they aren't being hurt, that most creators would be happy
- >>that others are making good use of thier works. At least works that they
- >>have exposed to the public. Since I think a.b.p.e is harmless, I think most
- >>creators wouldn't object to it. I don't think I would.
- >
- >Humph! You don't think you would do you? Why do I get a funny
- >feeling you haven't ever "created" anything?
- >
- I have a little trouble with this point of view. Once a picture is published
- in Playboy, it has been widely exposed. Why should the creator them object
- to a person scanning it and posting it to a.b.p.e?
- The only reason I can see is a zero tolerance view of copyright. That by
- posting it you might take away a very very minute market.
-
- Artists don't genarally have total control over thier work once it it
- released. Sure, you can keep your best painting in your basement to fulfill a
- sence of control, but how much control do you expect to have over how people
- treat your work?
- Certainly you expect people not to use your work in commercial enterprises.
- You expect them to not compete with your own enterprises. But you don't
- expect them to obey your every wish merely because it was yours.
-
- DanZ
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