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<blockquote data-quote="Prince Duster" data-source="post: 10566" data-attributes="member: 154"><p>Dear Vince998</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the input. I yield to few in my admiration of the VOC, and have spent many of my happiest times of my life at its events; one of which was, of course, my trip to the Italian Rally. Where possible, when I’ve written about the bikes, I’ve made sure the VOC’s enduring role is covered. </p><p></p><p>But the Internet does strange things, one of which is engender the idea that content should be free. Some of it may be to the user, but somewhere behind it someone has taken time to research and write something or buy or hire equipment and take some photographs. Usually, it is at the risk of not making the costs back. That’s freelance life. </p><p></p><p>It’s great you’ve been able to help get another Vincent on the road, as you state, at cost. But not all of us are in a position to simply offer our work or time for nothing. The shot I took of riding with Fritz, which went on the cover of MPH, is – inline with the VOC policy – copyrighted to the Club. So it is shared with everyone, and I was very proud Graham chose to use it.</p><p></p><p>So, sorry if offering something for a cost – rather than for free - offends you in any way, but giving content away tends to benefit big and ambitious media companies, and search engines, rather than working journalists or photographers. Out of the two, who would you rather see pay their mortgage? Or, even, keep their Vincent on the road?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prince Duster, post: 10566, member: 154"] Dear Vince998 Thanks for the input. I yield to few in my admiration of the VOC, and have spent many of my happiest times of my life at its events; one of which was, of course, my trip to the Italian Rally. Where possible, when I’ve written about the bikes, I’ve made sure the VOC’s enduring role is covered. But the Internet does strange things, one of which is engender the idea that content should be free. Some of it may be to the user, but somewhere behind it someone has taken time to research and write something or buy or hire equipment and take some photographs. Usually, it is at the risk of not making the costs back. That’s freelance life. It’s great you’ve been able to help get another Vincent on the road, as you state, at cost. But not all of us are in a position to simply offer our work or time for nothing. The shot I took of riding with Fritz, which went on the cover of MPH, is – inline with the VOC policy – copyrighted to the Club. So it is shared with everyone, and I was very proud Graham chose to use it. So, sorry if offering something for a cost – rather than for free - offends you in any way, but giving content away tends to benefit big and ambitious media companies, and search engines, rather than working journalists or photographers. Out of the two, who would you rather see pay their mortgage? Or, even, keep their Vincent on the road? [/QUOTE]
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