>>> I am not the copyright owner of the photo in question. This is only a >>> request. >>>> Please stop using the photo of the Westin Building 1901 fiber meet-me room >>>> to advertise the Missouri IX.
Hmm... not the copyright owner.. Not the Building Owner Not the Colo Owner So hence my question... as a third party affiliate why should there be any resentment ! Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net > From: "Paul Stewart" <p...@paulstewart.org> > To: "Animal Farm" <af@afmug.com> > Cc: "Faisal Imtiaz" <fai...@snappytelecom.net> > Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 7:56:10 AM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Matt Hoppes and Missouri IX > I believe the issue is that the picture may not represent the actual IX in > question (or MMR of the building where the IX is located might be more > accurate). Basically, and pardon me possibly putting words in some people’s > mouthes here, when a group of people put a lot of work into something and then > a picture of that work is used elsewhere to possibly resemble where a > potential > employee would work then it’s just misleading and could be considered > offensive > to the people who did all the work originally ….. make sense? > You’ll notice my choice of words here because I’m making assumptions about why > the folks involved are upset and try to put myself in their shoes, at which > point, if I have all my facts straight, I would be quite upset as well because > it would look like someone else is taking complete credit for someone else’s > work …. In the world of IX’s (something I do know a lot about) there is often > people who don’t get pay checks as they volunteer however they get the rewards > to contributing towards a great thing for the community … if you haven’t been > involved at that level you may not understand anything I’m suggesting here …. > Paul >> On Aug 5, 2017, at 8:42 PM, Mitch Koep < af...@abwisp.com > wrote: >> Question?? >> Eric >> Why are you so upset? >> Did you have a bad dealing with someone and this is get back at them time? >> I agree with Faisal it's a picture Mitch >> On 8/5/2017 11:29 AM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: >>> Share with you a related story.... >>> I was in a Conf. room of one of our Colo Facilities Providers, they had some >>> pictures on their Conf. Room wall, which all were nice.. but there was one >>> picture that caught eye and appeared to be very familiar.. it was a picture >>> of >>> cluster of antennas mounted on the roof of that facility... >>> Upon a closer look, I recognized that that cluster was our antennas ! ... so >>> instantly two emotions came to mind... one was .. Hey that is a nice >>> picture ! >>> I know to whom that stuff belongs to !... and the second... How dare you >>> take >>> pictures of my equipment and hang it your conf. room (we don't buy roof >>> access >>> from them) !... >>> To me personally, the former feeling overcame the latter reaction... and I >>> actually felt proud of our little Cluster that someone viewed presentable >>> enough to put in their conf. room. >>> Having said that.. if you are not the copyright owner of the photo.. then >>> why >>> does it bother you at all ? Hopefully you should feel proud that picture of >>> an >>> actual facility you know is being liked by others and being promoted on the >>> net... >>> and that is IMHO ! >>> Of course everyone is entitled to their opinions and your mileage may vary >>> !. >>> :) >>> Faisal Imtiaz >>> Snappy Internet & Telecom >>> 7266 SW 48 Street >>> Miami, FL 33155 >>> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 >>> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net >>>> From: "Eric Kuhnke" <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> >>>> To: af@afmug.com >>>> Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 7:38:33 PM >>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Matt Hoppes and Missouri IX >>>> I am not the copyright owner of the photo in question. This is only a >>>> request. >>>> Please stop using the photo of the Westin Building 1901 fiber meet-me room >>>> to >>>> advertise the Missouri IX. >>>> Property owners and ISPs in the Pacific Northwest have spent a great deal >>>> of >>>> time, money and effort building traffic exchange infrastructure. >>>> In my opinion is not an accurate or factual depiction of whatever >>>> facilities may >>>> currently exist in Missouri to use a photograph from a carrier hotel in >>>> downtown Seattle. >>>> <image.png>
