[SEL] Low rent bastard (they're not all)

[Jim French]

As this is still classed as the festive season, I'd just like you to 
know that there are some folk around who are not low life, thieving 
scum!  I received this pleasant and unexpected email today:

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Dear Helen,

I am an archaeologist giving a talk at a conference in Japan in 
January.  Your
website - http://www.insulate.co.uk/helen/balloon.htm - has a lovely 
image of
medieval ridge and furrow.  As the taker of the image you hold the 
copyright. 
Would you mind if I copied this image to use in my talk?

Best wishes,
Don Henson

Education and Outreach Officer
Council for British Archaeology

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Would I have known if he'd simply taken the picture and used it?  Never 
in a million years! 
What did it cost him to ask?  A few minutes of his time to type the email.
Needless to say, my answer was yes, and not only that, I uploaded a 
selection of similar pictures, full resolution, to my website so that he 
had a choice.

I know this is slightly different, as he won't be making anything from 
using my photo, but all the same, it makes the world of difference to be 
ASKED instead of folk just TAKING.

There.  Doesn't that make you feel all warm and fuzzy now?

Dolly

-- 
Jim French
fbi at insulate.co.uk
http://www.insulate.co.uk
http://www.oldengine.org/members/dolly/index.htm