[Robotgroup] Photos and Videos at Maker Faire Austin 2007

[David Nunez]

I think those were photos of The "Austin Robot Group" ... that's a  
different group, right?

(insert sound of david running away from the naming police, giggling)

If it matters, Scott Beale is a really nice guy and a huge fan of  
Austin and our culture here.  He's also well within his rights to  
claim ownership and make oodles of money of any photos he snaps of  
our precious artwork.

Next time, cover all your stuff w/ a black cloth -- that'll show  
those pesky photojournalists!

Respectfully rolling eyes,
David

On Oct 24, 2007, at 7:24 PM, Ed Xavier Gonzalez wrote:

> I'm not sure what the creators/owners of the various projects, the
> membership, The Board or the Elected Officials of The Robot Group  
> thinks or
> believes, but when I read some of the tag lines from the images  
> that Mike
> and Vern found, I got a little concerned.
>
> Specifically when I read the following:
>
> [This photo is licensed under a Creative Commons license. If you  
> use this
> photo within the terms of the license or make special arrangements  
> to use
> the photo, please list the photo credit as "Scott Beale / Laughing  
> Squid"
> and link the credit to laughingsquid.com]
>
> Is Scott Beale a new member of TRG?
> Have I yet again had another senior moment and forgotten that he was
> sitting right next to me at the last meeting?
>
> Since when does The Robot Group permit its copyrighted artwork and
> photographs of its creations to be freely distributed with credit to
> someone that was not the artwork's creator, and who is NOT a voted  
> official
> of The Robot Group?  Is anyone permitted to grant a Creative Commons
> License if they don't own the original copyrighted artwork?
>
> If anyone looks closely enough, there is a rather conspicuous (C)  
> 2007 on
> the bottom left hand corner of The Robot Group logo listed here:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/1679955271/.
>
> Am I yet again operating on the wrong side of suspicion and over
> protectiveness?
>
> Please help me understand what the rest of The Group thinks so I  
> can go
> back to THINKING evil thoughts, rather than expressing them.
>
> <The right to Free Speech does not diminish the value of remaining  
> silent>
>
> Ed Xavier Gonzalez
> Oak Hill Laser
> ohlaser at swbell.net
> (512) 288-5243
>
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