Photographer Pat Pope’s open letter about Garbage asking for use of his photos of the band it not paying for them has caused an Internet meltdown.
It became the most read piece ever on the site and has caused a huge worldwide debate on artist and image rights across the world.
Garbage replied on their Facebook.
Where can I read Pat Popes blog ? -there doesnt seam to be a link here….
https://www.facebook.com/GarbageOfficial/posts/981221691888682
Pat’s original Open letter can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153132085575568&set=a.49415780567.81934.572800567&type=1&theater and the discussion about it on LTW is here: http://louderthanwar.com/an-open-letter-to-garbage-from-photographer-pat-pope-over-whether-the-band-should-pay-to-use-his-photos-in-new-book/#.VSEnEN4kY_M.twitter
Hard to believe Shirley Manson put her name to that disingenuous pile of passive aggressive pish.
Dear John … her reply is not passive aggressive in the slightest. You either have a grudge against her, or you don’t know what it means. Or maybe intelligent discourse is not your thing?
“…asking for use of his photos of the band it [sic] not paying for them” – what??
Pat Pope’s final word http://louderthanwar.com/stop-working-for-free-pat-popes-final-word-on-the-garbage-photo-debate/