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Copyright Violation in
Action: The Case of the Paul Kopeikin Gallery
Response from
AIPAD
What follows is a response from
Robert Klein, President of the Association of International
Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD), on behalf of the AIPAD
board, to the charges I lodged in August 2001 with that
organization against one of its members, Paul Kopeikin.
The "'alert'
memo concerning copyright and Internet issues"
that Klein promises below apparently did go out to the
AIPAD membership in October 2001. After repeated formal
requests, I finally received a copy (mailed to me on
February 13, 2003). No "symposium for [AIPAD] members
so that these issues can be explored in depth"
has taken place, none has been scheduled for the future,
and plans for any -- if ever seriously considered --
appear to have been abandoned.
For a synopsis of the situation
and other pertinent material, click
here.
-- A. D. C.
February 16, 2003
October 19, 2001
Mr. Allan Coleman
465 Van Duzer Street
Staten Island, NY 10304-2029
Dear Allan,
AIPAD has received a complaint from you asserting
that one of our members is in violation of copyright
laws. After lengthy discussions throughout the latter
part of the summer and as a direct result of a decision
that was reached at AIPAD's October board meeting
I am charged with offering you the following:
The Board of Directors of AIPAD has asked me to extend
to you its thanks for making us aware of the matter
between you and Paul Kopeikin and, simultaneously,
calling our attention to copyright issues involving
intellectual property on the Internet that may effect
[sic] our members.
At its recent meeting the Board thoroughly discussed
the issues you have raised. We are drafting a letter
stating our position on the Kopeikin matter and sending
it to him shortly. The contents of this letter we
consider an internal AIPAD matter and they will remain
confidential.
Additionally, we are drafting an "alert"
memo concerning the copyright and Internet issues
you have raised that will go out to our membership.
I will make sure you are sent a copy.
Further, as you and I discussed earlier, we are attempting
to organize some sort of symposium for our members
so that these issues can be explored in depth.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of AIPAD I am
Yours sincerely,
/s/ Robert Klein
Robert Klein, President
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