Re: [APML] S&T's New Publishing Agreement

[KGKIRKLEY@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/24/02 12:09:45 PM, matt@starmatt.com writes:

<< Kent,

Back in the golden age of the 70's and 80's, big money could be made by the 
top astrophotographers (Malin). NASA went to the moon. There were no HST 
images in the public domain. There were no royalty-free CDs. There was no 
digital image processing. There was a small number of astrophotographers 
producing high quality work.

In the new millenium that's all changed. And not just for astrophotographers. 
The stock photography agency world has been consolidated and the pie is 
smaller overall. I think the only way to make money as a photographger these 
days is weddings and porn.

Today the cost of the best quality astrophotography systems (including CCD) 
is very high. The people who can afford that do not need the money from 
selling pictures, so they give it away. Even the not-so-rich folks want 
recognition, so much so, that they give away their work freely or cheaply.

In this environment, we do not have much leg to stand on. Believe me, I am as 
sorry as anyone about the current state of affairs.

Just my $0.02.

Matt >>

Matt:
Heard and noted, and you're pretty much correct, but we ( I ) don't have to 
go along with it. What you relate is exactly what I was talking about. If we 
passively accept the terms they offer, we are part of the problem.

When presented with an agreement like the one we're discussing, cross out any 
offensive sections and write in your changes, initial and submitt it back to 
the publisher. 

Kent Kirkley

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