[Vision2020] So now I HAVE to respond

[Kai Eiselein]

Wayne,
You had better check federal law regarding copyright. Your "free use" statement is clearly that of someone who has no knowledge of copyright law and obviously does not rely on income from copyright protected works to help pay the bills.
I believe you are mistaking "free use" with "fair use", which allows the usage of works without payment or authorization only in a narrowly defined manner. You can find more about Fair Use on the WSU website here: 
http://publishing.wsu.edu/copyright/fair_use/
 
I can absolutely guarantee you that the usage of Bouma's image on that postcard was NOT fair use. It does not meet ANY of the criteria for it. I hope that the person or persons who used it is found and the copyright owner of the image nails their ass or asses to the wall.
 
It is attitudes toward copyright like yours that takes money out of the wallets of hardworking "creatives" every single day. It is an issue I have to confront, on average, two or three times per year. In fact, you may remember a little issue I had with Moscow's current mayor regarding copyright, which also did not meet the criteria for Fair Use. Not surprisingly, there wasn't any outcry from the "Moscow clique" about the theft of that image. Infringement is a major problem facing those of us who create things. Do you think my photographic equipment is cheap? I could have taken a week long trip to London for what I paid for one lens. What about the time and effort I've put into learning my craft? Worthless to you maybe, but remember that the next time you look at a photo by anyone and say "Wow".
 
For a town that prides itself for its artistic community, Moscow has an above average blase' attitude when it comes to copyright infringement. Would you walk into that photographer's booth at the farmer's market and just take a print without paying for it? That is EXACTLY what you are doing when you take something off the web that isn't listed as public domain or creative commons.
 
Just in case you think that I only shoot "news", I'll point out that I am represented by Getty Images for stock photos and that while I couldn't get the time of day from galleries in Moscow, I've been approached by galleries in Boston, Philadelphia and Miami to show my work. I'll revist putting together a show once I've settled in on the east coast
 
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> Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:54:55 -0700
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> 1. Re: Postcardgate (Tom Hansen)
> 2. Isn't This Homecoming Week . . . or something (Tom Hansen)
> 3. Re: Noon whistle (Tom Hansen)
> 4. Moscow City Council Committee Meetings (Stephanie Kalasz)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:20:51 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Postcardgate
> To: "Reggie Holmquist" <reggieholmquist at u.boisestate.edu>
> Cc: Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Message-ID: <fc5ed78d387dc560bd4f24a2b1657c54.squirrel at secure.fsr.com>
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> Sounds like some good questions that can be posed to Gresham Bouma
> tomorrow afternoon (3:00) at the NuArt Theater when NSA presents their
> candidates' forum . . . which I will be videotaping in all of its colorful
> splendor.
> 
> Seeya there, Moscow.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> On Thu, October 21, 2010 3:58 pm, Reggie Holmquist wrote:
> > You know what would be interesting? If we made a list of all the
> > theocratic-leaning legislation that has been introduced and/or passed in
> > the
> > Idaho legislature in recent years, and asked Bouma how he would have voted
> > on those specific pieces of legislation and how he would vote on similar
> > pieces of legislation in the future.
> >
> > -Reggie
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Art Deco <deco at moscow.com> wrote:
> >
> >> *Postcardgate*
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Before saying some not-well-organized-but-need-to-be-said things below,
> >> please let me make three obvious statements.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 1. I do not know who sent the infamous postcards. (I did not get
> >> one,
> >> but that may be due to a post office error combined with another factor
> >> if
> >> one was sent to my rural address.) There are many rumors, allegations,
> >> and a few facts flying about this incident. It is too early to label
> >> this
> >> incident a hoax, or if it is a hoax, what kind. I believe the local
> >> press
> >> has been premature and irresponsible in labeling the incident a hoax at
> >> first blush.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 2. I do not approve or condone anonymous/forged campaign material
> >> (if
> >> this is what it is) even when that material may contain statements,
> >> though
> >> inflammatory, at least some of which appear to be true. I hope the
> >> perpetrator(s) is/are caught and exposed before the election.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 3. If Bouma's religious beliefs reflect the way he thinks about
> >> political issues (and they appear to do so) then it is not only
> >> dishonest
> >> but cowardly for him not to reveal his religious beliefs and how they
> >> influence his political positions. Voters ought not be tricked into
> >> buying a pig in a poke. A previous post on this subject:
> >>
> >> http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/2010-October/072051.html
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> *Investigation*
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I hope that the sheriff's office is going to an objective, thorough job
> >> investigating Postcardgate. I hope this is not going to be another
> >> Sitler
> >> style whitewash and cover-up motivated in part by the sheriff's
> >> religious
> >> values rather than his professional duties.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> There is no reason to except the so-called victim, his associates, and
> >> other organizations supporting his candidacy from suspicion. Bouma
> >> appears to be reaping benefit from the incident as it is being used both
> >> to
> >> raise money and sympathy for him. Some of the material appearing on the
> >> postcard appeared on Vision 2020 and other places before the mailings
> >> occurred. The postcard may have been an attempt to set a backfire.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> This is a case where the investigation could be greatly expedited and
> >> reach
> >> the correct result if the county prosecutor calls for and uses a
> >> Magistrate's Inquiry. Although some people, especially those belonging
> >> to
> >> certain churches/cults who believe in Covenantal Dishonesty (it's
> >> alright to
> >> lie, even under oath, if it appears to promote God's will), there may be
> >> some people of good conscience that will tell the truth under oath
> >> regardless.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I don't know what the focus of the investigation is, but I hope that no
> >> time is spent on copyright violations given the free use provisions of
> >> the
> >> copyright laws.
> >>
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use
> >>
> >> For one thing it appears that Bouma has not suffered a pecuniary loss,
> >> but
> >> has actually reaped a pecuniary benefit. For another, campaign material
> >> freely used and distributed by a candidate is part of political
> >> expression/debate process and is generally exempt from copyright
> >> protection.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The postcards appeared to be printed on either a home printer or a
> >> commercial printer using a mail merge. If you Google
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "laser printer" identification
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> , for example, you will find that for some printers there is a way to
> >> not
> >> only identify the kind/brand-name of the printer a document was printed
> >> on,
> >> but also in some cases, the actual individual printer.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Almost all of us hope that all who have actual evidence (not just
> >> fanciful
> >> speculation) will communicate it to the LCSD as quickly as possible.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> *Real Issue*
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Although the stealth postcards, no matter who produced and sent them,
> >> may
> >> be a underhanded, possibly criminal trick, a much more important issue
> >> is at
> >> stake.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The anonymous nature of the postcard and the kneejerk, panic-stricken,
> >> overly irrational response to it should not be allowed to act as a
> >> clever
> >> smokescreen. The issue here is Bouma's ability, desirability, and
> >> fitness
> >> to serve as a state senator.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> What are Bouma's religious beliefs, how do they affect his political
> >> opinions, how do they affect his attitude toward certain classes of
> >> voters
> >> (gays and Mormons, e.g.), and why does he not have the honesty and
> >> courage
> >> to reveal and to discuss how his religious beliefs determine and affect
> >> his
> >> political positions?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Here are some direct quotes from Lloyd Knerr, pastor of Freeze Church,
> >> which *Bouma attends and has given sermons*.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> _____________________________________
> >>
> >> The religions that parade under the banner of Christianity are
> >> innumerable.
> >> I can't help but think of Mitt Romney standing in front of the cameras
> >> the
> >> other day and saying, ?Absolutely LDS are Christians. We're as much
> >> Christian as any other main-stream denomination. We believe that
> >> salvation
> >> is only through Jesus Christ and we worship Him as our Lord.?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> After Ron Huckabee's comment this week about Mormons believing that
> >> Jesus
> >> and Satan were brothers, I had to read through the chapter on Mormonism
> >> in
> >> Kingdom of the Cults. Not only do they indeed believe that Jesus and
> >> Satan
> >> were brothers, they deny the Virgin Birth, the sufficiency of Christ's
> >> death
> >> on the cross to atone for all sins and such things as God was a man once
> >> just as we are. He achieved such a state of holiness in his flesh that
> >> he
> >> was rewarded by becoming the god of this planet. He showed up here as
> >> Adam
> >> and later impregnated Mary, who conceived and produced Jesus. He also
> >> had a
> >> few kids with the other Mary and her sister Martha.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> He [Paul] says, 6 They are the kind who worm their way into homes and
> >> gain
> >> control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are
> >> swayed
> >> by all kinds of evil desires, 7 always learning but never able to
> >> acknowledge the truth. 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so
> >> also
> >> these men oppose the truth ? men of depraved minds, who, as far as the
> >> faith
> >> is concerned, are rejected. 9 But they will not get very far because, as
> >> in
> >> the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone. NIV Did
> >> you
> >> ever wonder why the J.W.s and the Mormons and their ilk always do their
> >> legwork in the middle of the day? It's because the women are normally
> >> home
> >> alone. Every family that I personally know of who has been indoctrinated
> >> by
> >> one of these groups has been because the wife was first deceived.
> >>
> >> *>> *
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Glenn Beck is a Mormon.
> >>
> >> I want to take a couple of minutes and give you a little information on
> >> Mormonism and then decide if you want Beck?s god to take back America.
> >>
> >> The Mormon god was once a human being just like you or I.
> >>
> >> He was born of a human man and woman on a distant star called, ?Kolon.?
> >>
> >> His parents gave him the name, ?Elohim.?
> >>
> >> He lives, with his thousands of wives, on this star, ?Kolon.?
> >>
> >> He supposedly lived such a righteous, Mormon life that he was elevated
> >> to
> >> become the god of his own world, which was to be called ?Earth.?
> >>
> >> This god and his wives produced millions of spirit children.
> >>
> >> All of the gods of the heavenly realms gathered together to decide which
> >> of
> >> ?Elohim?s? children would be chosen to become the savior of Elohim?s
> >> planet
> >> called Earth.
> >>
> >> It boiled down to his two eldest sons, Jesus and Lucifer.
> >>
> >> Yes, that Lucifer.
> >>
> >> Each gave his campaign speech and Jesus was chosen.
> >>
> >> Lucifer was so angry that he took 1/3 of all the spirit population of
> >> Kolon
> >> to go to earth with him to oppose his brother Jesus.
> >>
> >> These became his demons.
> >>
> >> Those who remained neutral in the battle between Jesus and Satan were
> >> cursed to be born with black skin.
> >>
> >> This is the Mormon explanation for the negro race.
> >>
> >> Those good, Mormon spirits who supported Jesus would be born with white
> >> skin.
> >>
> >> Elohim and one of his many spirit wives came to earth and begot Adam and
> >> Eve.
> >>
> >> Many years later, Elohim came to earth and had sex with the Virgin Mary,
> >> who begot Jesus in human form to give his spirit a body.
> >>
> >> The Mormons teach that Jesus took three wives, Mary, Martha and Mary
> >> Magdalene and fathered many children with them.
> >>
> >> After Jesus? death and resurrection, He came to the Americas and
> >> evangelized the Indians.
> >>
> >> I could go on and on about the blasphemy and the heresy of the Mormon
> >> religion, but suffice it to say that when Glenn Beck tells you that you
> >> serve the same god that he does, he?s a liar.
> >>
> >> I am appalled at the number of Christians who follow this false prophet.
> >>
> >> He believes that the Constitution of the United States was directly
> >> inspired by God and elevates it even above scripture.
> >>
> >> He believes that the Mormon church was sent to earth to protect that
> >> Constitution.
> >>
> >> He believes that the salvation of America and the preservation of our
> >> Constitution will only come from the Mormon church.
> >>
> >> If you think a man?s religion doesn?t make any difference, the day will
> >> come when you will realize that you have been sadly mistaken.
> >>
> >> I would guess that 90% of estimated half a million people who attended
> >> that
> >> rally in D.C. would call themselves Christian.
> >>
> >> If that?s true, the church in America today is in greater danger than I
> >> ever believed.
> >>
> >> Solomon was right; there?s nothing new in this.
> >>
> >> Satan and his minions have been rebelling against the true God since the
> >> very beginning and they will all ultimately fail.
> >>
> >> He has been sending his prophets into the world since day one.
> >>
> >> *>> *
> >>
> >> To support homosexual marriage is to call God a liar. Any church that
> >> proclaims different is a church of Satan. Any person who condones
> >> homosexual marriage is anti-God and anti-Christ.
> >>
> >> ______________________________
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The above crackpot quotes are just a few of what you will find at the
> >> Freeze Church website. http://freezechurch.org/home.html
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> For more information go to the church website and do a site Google
> >> search
> >> on "abortion"
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Repeat: Freeze Church is the Church Bouma attends and has given
> >> sermons.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> [Sidebar: The so-called Reverend Lloyd Knerr said of Vision 2020 in the
> >> *
> >> LMT*:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Knerr said. "And they take them out of context, twist the wording a
> >> little
> >> bit, and make it sound like we're all a bunch of narrow-minded bigots
> >> spewing hate and venom at the Freeze Church."
> >>
> >> I hope the normal, mentally healthy reader can appreciate the extreme
> >> irony
> >> of Knerr's statement to the sympathetic reporter from the *LMT*,
> >> especially the "bigots spewing hate and venon (sic)" part. I also hope
> >> that the normal, mentally healthy reader can see the disconnection
> >> between
> >> Knerr's sermons and his statements to the *LMT*. I greatly fear that
> >> Knerr does not understand what the words "liar" or "give false
> >> testimony"
> >> means ? not a trait one would generally admire in a pastor.]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Does candidate Bouma believe the religious claims of his pastor, the
> >> pastor
> >> of a church in which Bouma himself sometimes preaches?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Does Bouma hold Mormons and gays in the same kind of hateful contempt as
> >> his Pastor Knerr does?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Bouma, like all the rest of us, is free to believe in, act upon, and
> >> defend
> >> his religious credo. His First Amendment rights are not in dispute.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> What is in dispute is:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 1. What exactly are Bouma's religious beliefs, how does justify
> >> belief
> >> in them, and how will these beliefs influence his actions, stands, and
> >> votes
> >> as a state senator representing a plurality of Latah County which most
> >> likely do not agree with these beliefs, and some of whom would find
> >> themselves satanized by Bouma?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 2. If Bouma is unwilling to answer the above question, then does
> >> such
> >> dishonesty, stealth, and cowardice render him unfit for public office.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> For a number of obvious reasons I personally do want someone who is
> >> dishonest and cowardly to represent me in the state legislature no
> >> matter
> >> what their views are.
> >>
> >> * *
> >>
> >> * *
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Wayne A. Fox
> >> 1009 Karen Lane
> >> PO Box 9421
> >> Moscow, ID 83843
> >>
> >> waf at moscow.com
> >> 208 882-7975
> >>
> >> =======================================================
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> >> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.
> >> http://www.fsr.net
> >> mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
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> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what
> > the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be
> > replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another
> > theory which states that this has already happened.
> >
> > Douglas Adams
> > =======================================================
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> > mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
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> 
> 
> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
> 
> - Unknown
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:29:09 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
> Subject: [Vision2020] Isn't This Homecoming Week . . . or something
> To: "Moscow Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Message-ID: <ad753443d28b5a6d7e01cd7cb652d4f5.squirrel at secure.fsr.com>
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> 
> Greetings Visionaires -
> 
> Rumor Control has it that this is UI Homecoming Week.
> 
> If so, would somebody PLEASE inform the fraternities and sororities.
> 
> I just returned from driving around campus, hoping to admire loads and
> loads of UI Homecoming decor. But, what did I see?
> 
> NADA . . . ZIP . . . ZILCH . . . NOT A GALL DARN THING!!!!
> 
> I've seen detox cells look more festive. Trust me. Been there, done that.
> 
> WAZZUP??
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
> 
> - Unknown
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:36:44 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Noon whistle
> To: "Dan Carscallen" <areaman at moscow.com>
> Cc: Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Message-ID: <218c888e296ee5f41fbd3e16c01cef84.squirrel at secure.fsr.com>
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> I didn't arrive in Moscow until 1992. I recall hearing it back then.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> On Thu, October 21, 2010 2:27 pm, Dan Carscallen wrote:
> > Carl,
> >
> >
> >
> > I believe the noon whistle was still blowing up 'til at least 1990, as I
> > remember it blowing while I was in college.
> >
> >
> >
> > There is some sort of wiring issue at the moment, plus the change in
> > ownership of the grain elevators at 6th and Jackson, which are a bit of a
> > hangup regarding getting it going again. I know the Fire Dept has been
> > looking into firing it up again, so I look forward to hearing it again in
> > the near future.
> >
> >
> >
> > DC
> >
> >
> >
> > From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
> > On Behalf Of Carl Westberg
> > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 2:10 PM
> > To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> > Subject: [Vision2020] Noon whistle
> >
> >
> >
> > Apropos of absolutely nothing, I just now realized that it's been, like,
> > forever since I've heard the Moscow noon whistle. That subtle little
> > siren
> > that caused every dog between Moscow and Cleveland to howl for the next
> > twenty minutes, and send those of us with memories of being in school
> > during
> > the Cuban missile crisis diving under the nearest available desk. And
> > reminding me, during my incredibly mediocre stint in college that it was
> > probably time to get out bed. With my powers of observation, the noon
> > whistle hasn't blown in Moscow since 1973, but I just now got around to
> > realizing it.
> >
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> 
> 
> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
> 
> - Unknown
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:54:45 +0000
> From: Stephanie Kalasz <skalasz at ci.moscow.id.us>
> Subject: [Vision2020] Moscow City Council Committee Meetings
> To: "vision2020 at moscow.com" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
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> The agenda/packet information for Monday's Moscow City Council Committee meetings is now available... http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/commissions/commission_agendas.aspx
> 
> 
> Stephanie Kalasz, CMC
> City Clerk
> City of Moscow
> 206 E. 3rd Street
> Moscow, ID 83843
> (208) 883-7015
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