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Richard Urban
There is a famous photographer named Kurt. He used to have a last name, but
due to his fame, he has long ceased using it. He is now known only as Kurt.
Kurt has spent years hiking up and down the Appalachian Trail, recording the
moods of the trail during all four seasons. His photographs are over
powering in their composition and beauty. Many of these photographs are on
display in art museums, banks corporate offices - any place that fine art is
admired. Kurt has been favorably compared with Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel
Adams, Minor White, Eugene Atget and many more. His place in antiquity has
been assured!
The starting price for one of Kurt's signed photographs is many tens of
thousands of dollars and are, obviously, available only to the rich.
Kurt has seen fit to have published a coffee table book containing twenty of
his most famous photographs. This book is sold in finer book stores for
$299.00.
I went to a book signing last week where I was able to approach Kurt,
purchase one of his fabulous books and have it signed. After he signed the
book, in a very personal way, I walked over to the copy machine and made 2
copies of every photograph in the book. These I gave to my son and daughter,
as they were in attendance with me. As we started to walk away Kurt had a
professional hissy fit. He told me I couldn't do that and demanded money for
two additional books.
Well, I never!
"Fair use" I exclaimed. "I have already paid for the book and I own it!"
Kurt would have none of that.
"But Kurt", I said, "you are fabulously rich and don't need any more money.
You have a mansion and a private jet. You have a fourteen car garage and a
chauffeur for each automobile. You have vacation homes on six of the seven
continents. You want for nothing!"
Kurt had me handcuffed and taken away!
--
Regards,
Richard Urban
aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
due to his fame, he has long ceased using it. He is now known only as Kurt.
Kurt has spent years hiking up and down the Appalachian Trail, recording the
moods of the trail during all four seasons. His photographs are over
powering in their composition and beauty. Many of these photographs are on
display in art museums, banks corporate offices - any place that fine art is
admired. Kurt has been favorably compared with Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel
Adams, Minor White, Eugene Atget and many more. His place in antiquity has
been assured!
The starting price for one of Kurt's signed photographs is many tens of
thousands of dollars and are, obviously, available only to the rich.
Kurt has seen fit to have published a coffee table book containing twenty of
his most famous photographs. This book is sold in finer book stores for
$299.00.
I went to a book signing last week where I was able to approach Kurt,
purchase one of his fabulous books and have it signed. After he signed the
book, in a very personal way, I walked over to the copy machine and made 2
copies of every photograph in the book. These I gave to my son and daughter,
as they were in attendance with me. As we started to walk away Kurt had a
professional hissy fit. He told me I couldn't do that and demanded money for
two additional books.
Well, I never!
"Fair use" I exclaimed. "I have already paid for the book and I own it!"
Kurt would have none of that.
"But Kurt", I said, "you are fabulously rich and don't need any more money.
You have a mansion and a private jet. You have a fourteen car garage and a
chauffeur for each automobile. You have vacation homes on six of the seven
continents. You want for nothing!"
Kurt had me handcuffed and taken away!
--
Regards,
Richard Urban
aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
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