Amos Magliocco
EF5
James, thanks for pointing this out. Since that appears to be a "for profit" page, I'll ask the Examiner to remove the images if they didn't license through Corbis (although they may have done so).
The truth is that small-scale internet piracy has no material effect on the "regular" sales and licensing of images to larger organizations, magazines, and book publishers. Also, Eric always donated his images free of charge to any university, NWS or Skywarn/EM-affiliated group--that too has zero impact on licensing and sales. It's like two separate markets. If anything, I suspect the appearance of his photos on small websites or in presentations, with low-res JPGs that can't be used for anything else, could give graphic designers and other editors the idea to purchase high-res versions for more substantial publication. That said, it's troubling when people take without asking, government or private sector. It's simple courtesy to ask.
The TVN clips are property of Scott Currens.
The truth is that small-scale internet piracy has no material effect on the "regular" sales and licensing of images to larger organizations, magazines, and book publishers. Also, Eric always donated his images free of charge to any university, NWS or Skywarn/EM-affiliated group--that too has zero impact on licensing and sales. It's like two separate markets. If anything, I suspect the appearance of his photos on small websites or in presentations, with low-res JPGs that can't be used for anything else, could give graphic designers and other editors the idea to purchase high-res versions for more substantial publication. That said, it's troubling when people take without asking, government or private sector. It's simple courtesy to ask.
The TVN clips are property of Scott Currens.
