The lawyers probably do a search, periodically to find anything attributed to him. I know Catherine DeNeuve had lawyers doing that. Half of what they found, published as threats were for publicity. I'd let it play out and make a big deal out of the 'fair use' rule if they even take it that far. I'm kind of coming into this post mid way, so I don't know what context you're using his quote. Are you making the attribution to him, or from him about . . . you or something that makes it look like an endorcement? S ----- Original Message ----- From: "lea" <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 5:06 AM Subject: Re: Pemission for posting quotes > My hunch is that the letter received about using Avedon quotes is a > standard form letter. > > If someone were to write to me asking to use quotes of things I've said, > I would be most inclined to say no until I knew what they were being > used for and how they were being used...making as sure as possible my > words weren't being taken out of context. > > Maybe that's all they want to be sure of since the lawyer did ask that > any quotes that might be used be submitted for their approval. I think > I'd do the exact same thing...but I'd probably use nicer wording. But > I'm not a lawyer and 'nicer wording' really isn't what lawyers are > about. > > Lea > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Quacko" <snapper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 3:36 AM > Subject: Re: Pemission for posting quotes > > > > > > <<< > > "You have no permission to use Avedon quotes in your website. He owns > the copyright to his texts and reserves these texts for his own use and > publication. We take this quite seriously. Permission denied. > > >>> > > Avedon is a tosser! (seriously) * Note 1 > > > > What a jerk. Crikey, if every quote ever by anyone had to be > authorised by the author before anyone else could use it - well, maybe > that is copyright gone mad or is it just the capitalist's Nirvana. > Heck, you attribute the quote to the author ... thinks, the Dalai Lama > is still alive ... a lot of people quote him ... beware!!! > > > > Bob > > > > PS: This phrase is Copyright 2004 to Quacko inc. No use authorised > ;o) > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Whatever you Wanadoo: > > http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/time/ > > > > This email has been checked for most known viruses - find out more at: > http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/help/id/7098.htm > > > > > > > >
