Re: Pictures from the OpenVMS bootcamp

From: JF Mezei (jfmezei.spamnot_at_istop.com)
Date: 12/05/03 

Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 02:04:05 -0500

"Martin P.J. Zinser" wrote:
> complaints about privacy violations. I obviously grossly misjudged this
> issue.

I think you misjudged the reaction. i don't think that the "lawyer"
threathened to sue you for those pictures, but more just wanted to let you be
aware of the issue. Since none of the pictures you had posted were degrading,
since none involved showings omeone with a mistress, I really doubt you'd be
getting any negative reactions.

Furthermore, if anyone objected to having their photo there, they would have
told you by now.

What you could have done is call them all "John Smith" and ask people who
agree to have their name attached to their picture to contact you. Then, after
a while, you'd remove any images that are still not identified.

I understand your reaction of pulling the images. But I deplore it since it is
an attack to basic freedom of expression. This was for good clean fun, without
any pretense of you profiting from such pictures.

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