Please Folks... (Was Re: (erielack) Re: Erielack Digest V2 #829)

[AL TILLOTSON <"CPLNAJT_@_NJTRANSIT.COM">]

Please, folks, be more careful on your replies and what you do-, and don't-
delete.  I see my name and email address below, yet nothing which accompanies
it was written by me.
Al Tillotson

In a message dated 09/15/2000 6:00:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
"erielack-owner_@_internexus.net" writes:

<< Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 07:15:34 -0400 (EDT)
 From: AL TILLOTSON <"CPLNAJT_@_NJTRANSIT.COM">
 Subject: Re: (erielack) Dunellen Railroad Days - Safety Commentary
 
 The assumption here is that if the magazines don't publish the photos, the 
trespassers will stop taking them.  I don't think this is a reasonable 
assumption.  First, I suspect that a lot of these photos are taken for the 
trespasser's private collection, and that publication is not the primary 
intent.  Second, I think that the incurable optimism inherent in the nature 
of freelance photographers (not to mention people who stand on the track in 
front of an on-coming train) would lead the trespasser to conclude that THEIR 
photo would manage to get by the restriction, somehow.

While I share the concern about stupid people putting themselves and others 
in danger just to get a "cool" photo, I don't think coming down on the 
magazines is going to be effective in addressing that concern.


 <As long as Trains and other magazines will publish photos taken by 
 <trespassers, there will be trespassers.  The magazines and calendar 
 <publishers should refuse to publish photos taken on railroad property 
 <unless the photographer has evidence of authority to be on the property.
  >>

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