Breach of copyright! - photographs

[gdskoog]

An attempt at a nutshell abstract-

1 Work gets pubished and shipped to vendor.
2 Work generates X amount of revenue/currency for vendors, publisher, author.
3 Work viewed by outside interested party and referred to lawyer/barrister.
4 Work then motivates one of two following actions-
-the amount of currency generated in #2 is deemed worth incurred legal fees to recoup share of revenue/currency.
-the amount of currency generated in #2 is deemed not worth incurred legal fees to recoup share of revenue/currency.

Anything beyond the above is a function of personal honor and morality. As an artist I have found myself on both sides of this issue. In researching my Stuka-G experimental plane project I found some scans on a Russian website of the Stuka-G in the RAF Museum in London. In the scans was the information of the publisher of the book that was scanned and I chose to track down and purchase a hard copy of the book (which had I found the book first, I would have purchased it and then scanned the needed images).

When I complete the plans of my plane I will give Herr Junkers all due credit for the beautiful lines of that aircraft, but I will also copywright the design work I have done in making my 7/8 scale version airworthy. Should anyone in the future chose to purchase a copy of my plans, I will not complete the transaction without first having discussed my actions with the estate of Herr Junkers. However, it would also be very easy for me to burn cd's and sell them for $25.00 on the 'net as fast I can generate them and just wait for the lawyers for the Junkers estate to present me with a cease and desist order. As I stated above it ultimately comes down to personal honor and due dilligence.

This post is not directed at any one individual/group. It is just an offered observation.

Regards,
Duane