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Message #1 Posted by Now a thief is using a pic of mine on ebay on 17 Aug 2002, 4:49 p.m.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1374247972

The above is his listing for a TI 59 and printer. Note the paper does not go all the way across the print window. I took this picture last week on my kitchen table.

Here is my original auction listing. Note that the pictures are the same!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1372694378

Oh well! Gene

      
Re: gene
Message #2 Posted by Raymond Hellstern (Germany) on 17 Aug 2002, 10:00 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Now a thief is using a pic of mine on ebay

Hi,

at least he sort of mentions that he 'borrowed' the picture;-)

Here in Germany I sometimes see pictures from the museum in eBay auctions, too. Some of the ellers add a link to here, others don't.

I asked some of the sellers if the photos showed their actual calcs. Only one of them answered my request, and stated that it was taken from here.

If I were the owner of those pictures, and didn't want them to be borrowed w/o permission or at least a suitable link, I'd place a huge watermark across the whole photo. Only those people who buy the museum CD would get pictures w/o the watermark. The small MoHPC logo on the edge of a picture isn't enough. As can be seen many times, it'll simply cut off... (OMHO)

Regards,

Raymond

            
Re: gene
Message #3 Posted by gene on 18 Aug 2002, 7:12 a.m.,
in response to message #2 by Raymond Hellstern (Germany)

yes, not quite the full "thief" as i thought at first. i emailed him and he quickly apologozed and added the note.


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