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From: Chris Crawford <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:33:20 -0500
Did any of you people actually READ what I was saying? Hint: I wasn't
supporting software piracy. Jesus Christ!


-- 
Chris Crawford
Photography & Graphic Design
Fort Wayne, Indiana

http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My portfolio

http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My latest work!

http://www.plumpatrin.com  Something the world NEEDS.



On 1/13/08 11:56 PM, "Garth Wood" <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> I think you're right.  Chris Crawford's photography isn't so important
>> in the grand scheme of life.  In fact, the incremental cost of making
>> additional copies of his work is next to nothing.  I think we should all
>> help ourselves to copies of whatever he's got.  And give some to our
>> friends too.  :-)
> 
> Absolutely!  I mean, I actually don't know anything about Chris Crawford
> [programmers], but I'll bet he's one of those rich photographers
> [programmers] whose wealth came about by pure accident -- a mere roll of
> the dice! -- instead of years of studying photography [programming].
> Why, he probably just points his camera at some random thing,
> photographs it, does something "artsy" with it in a few minutes and
> sells it for thousands, while honest working people [non-programmers]
> have to work hard to make ends meet and aren't "lucky" like he is.
> Sure, he'll go on and on, making high-falutin' arguments about how his
> photographs [programs] are his intellectual property and all, but we all
> know that's just some hyper-right-wing bullsh!t he's spewing.  Power to
> the people, I say!  Let's take his work from him, whether he wants us to
> or not!  He's already got his life set up!  Don't let him tell you
> anything to the contrary.  What about the rest of us?  Don't we deserve
> some of his wealth?
> 
> Photographers [programmers].  Pah!  All a bunch of rich scum sucking the
> rest of us hard-working Joes and Josephines dry.  It's not like we need
> his photographs [programs]; they're just totally unimportant -- which,
> of course, explains why we steal 'em instead of paying for them.  After
> all, if we actually *needed* 'em, why, we'd, uh, um...  hmmm...
> 
> 
> Garth
> 
> P.S.: Larry's been in my killfile for years, but it's time I added a new
> List member to it...
> 
> Power to the *killfile,* I say.
> 
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