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From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Mon Dec 13 14:16:49 2004

Erik Klein wrote:
> The image actually shown on the show was cropped all the way in to the
> Altair and its drive with the only evidence that it was a VCF picture (to
> me, anyway) being the plexiglass case cover. I had those covers made for
> this year's VCF. Nobody else on the planet would have known where that
> picture was taken had I not identified it myself.

That's why I was confused. I thought there was an objection to CNN using
a photo they'd taken themselves, for which they would own the copyright.
(For instance, if you pay a professional to photograph your wedding, the
photographer holds the copyright unless you negotiate a contract stating
otherwise.)

Given that they vigorously protect their own copyrights, I'm surprised
that they would steal someone else's. Maybe they were (incorrectly)
confident that noone would notice.

Eric
Received on Mon Dec 13 2004 - 14:16:49 GMT