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Originally Posted by kormoran
Hi Nick,
There a member of sudeks team told who is allowed to use the archive and who is not. So it's possible that some people made agreements with sudek himself. And if this is true I think that it's immoral - or let me better say - very questionable.
Regards,
Günter.
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Günter,
I have to say that you do not see the 'global' picture concerning research and the attempts of researchers to get their work into print. Ever before the advent of the internet, researchers were networking with each other, exchanging views, information, contacts and photographs. That is undisputed fact, and I can give you a long list of pre-internet contacts if you so wish.
I also know that in pre-internet times, certain researchers were not prepared to work with other researchers (no names, no pack drill on this one!). That is fact. That is also life, because not everyone gets on well.
Now if sudek wants to allow certain researchers/authors to make use of some of the information/photos in his collection, that's his prerogative, and ultimately, readers of certain books will reap the benefit of seeing good stuff in print. Is there really anything wrong with that? No there isn't. Is it immoral, or very questionable? No it isn't. You need to get the whole thing in proper perspective.
And I'll answer the inevitable question that is likely to surface. Go look at my two books on the Messerschmitt 110 in the Classic series and you will see photos in them from sudek. I make no apologies for stating that. sudek has provided assistance in getting photos into published works, and that should be applauded. I know of certain people (as do others) whose attitude over the years has been to gather stuff in and then never to let a soul near their collection/archive - that again is their prerogative (but they would still approach you and try to snaffle stuff from yours).
What I have written above is all fact. It is the truth. Some people may not like it, but that's the way it is.