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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Nagel freak needs *.gifs!!!!!! Please e-mail...
Message-ID: <935@corpane.UUCP>
Date: 4 Aug 89 13:12:16 GMT
References: <4780@tank.uchicago.edu>
Reply-To: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Organization: Corpane Industries, Inc.
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In article <4780@tank.uchicago.edu> arch_ems@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes:
>I am also not a lawyer, just an interested lay person.  It
>does seem to me that sending scanned images of artwork still
>covered by copyrights around the net is a clear violation
>of copyright law because (a) it is not for private use and
>(b) it could impact the market value of such works.

a> maybe.... 

b> how??? "No. I won't buy that original Nagel, 'cuz I have a GIF version of it
already."   no way! The ownership of the GIF image will in no way lower the
sales or market value of the original. All it can accomplish is to make the
Artist more well-known. This could INCREASE the value of the paintings.

I know... I may be ignorant but: I never heard of Nagel until I saw some of the
drawings ported to IFF images on my Amiga. Now I do know about Nagel. Looks
like a positive influence to me, not a negative one.



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