Re: Billy and photographers

["Nobody" <dweebken@NOSPAM.yahoo.com>]

now THERE's an idea for QR

Brendan


"Chris Brownbill" <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au> wrote in message
388C380A.FEF80E4B@enternet.com.au">news:388C380A.FEF80E4B@enternet.com.au...
> I think you are right Stuart - its commercial photography they're focusing
on
> (pun intended).
>
> Stuart Thyer wrote:
> >
> > ----------
> > In article <01bf656f$bbe53840$28e325cb@rocknet.www.rocknet.net.au>,
"John
> > Browning" <ceo8@rocknet.net.au> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >Is it true that there are notices at Belgrave Station and elsewhere
saying
> > >that any photographs taken on ETRB property cannot be published?
> > >
> > >What do people think of that? How would ETRB enforce that?
> >
> > Don't know if it is true, but if it is it's probably PB defending its
> > product from being 'used' for commercial gain without any benifit for
the
> > organisation. I'm fairly sure that being published in a railway magazine
> > would not be an issue, but more likely coming in and getting shots using
> > models, weddings etc without paying a royalty is the issue.
> > Even down at Steamrail we squeeze any weddings that turn up for a few
> > dollars, especially when they just turn up out of the blue, which
happens
> > quite often.
> >
> > I'm just guessing here. Email the PBR and ask.
> >
> > Stuart Thyer
> > Photographer
> > University of Melbourne