[meteorite-list] Stop Thief!, Stop
From: Steve Schoner <steve_schoner_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:37 2004 Message-ID: <20031031183958.52169.qmail_at_web12701.mail.yahoo.com> --0-1509587462-1067625598=:51688 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Copyright infringement case.... That is what it looks like to me. Even if you do not have it specifically marked as "copyright" it still is. Send Mr. Farrell a direct and pointed letter from a lawyer that will be interested in taking this case, to "stop" the infringement immediately. If not, have at him. Steve Schoner M come Meteorite Meteorites <mcomemeteorite2000_at_yahoo.it> wrote: Ron Farrell is well know for this methods, it has made the same thing putting for sale a piece of DaG 489 when instead not there were pieces in circulation Matteo --- Walter Branch wrote: > Hi Fred, > > Are you serious? Man, there is no end to this guy. > Have you contacted him > about this? Your prints are copyrighted, right? > Have you contacted the > proper authorities? > > -Walter > ------------------------------------------ > www.branchmeteorites.com > Walter Branch, Ph.D. > Branch Meteorites > PO Box 60492 > Savannah, GA 31420 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fred Olsen" > To: "meteorite-list" > > Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 11:55 PM > Subject: [meteorite-list] Stop Thief!, Stop > > > > Stop! Thief! Stop! > > > > Notorious, internationally, known meteorite thief > strikes again. After > > capers in Egypt and Brazil Ron Farrell of the > Universe Collection and > > Bethany Science has embarked on a new bit of > chicanery. He is selling > > unauthorized color copies of the handmade, hand > colored Ensisheim woodcut > > print produced by Fred Olsen of Denver Colorado. > > > > I spent hundreds of hours over two years > researching the original print > on > > which this work is based. > > I visited Ensisheim, Alsace, France in August 1999 > and began this project > > soon after. I searched for a good image of the > original broadsheet to > start > > with. I then modified the image, restored missing > areas, altered the size > > to fit the handmade paper, translated and hand > wrote the caption. I then > > transferred the image (mirror image) to a slab of > hard maple and carefully > > carved it out. I then found a printer with a > centuries old press who is > > versed in hand printing. Together we used hundreds > of pounds of pressure > to > > print each image, one by one, onto the French > handmade paper. Then each > > print is painted by a professional artist who uses > handmade (as were > > available in 1492) mineral pigment paints that I > make from pure mineral > > crystals. The image of the Ensisheim meteorite is > painted with pigments I > > make from ground meteorite. > > > > > > Ron "the Con" Farrell got my print from Louis > Carion in Tucson in 2001, > and > > started > > selling his rip-off color copies of my print in > 2002. > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ===== M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: mcomemeteorite2000_at_yahoo.it Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.com Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info International Meteorite Collectors Association #2140 MSN Messanger: spacerocks_at_hotmail.com EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears --0-1509587462-1067625598=:51688 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <DIV> <DIV>Copyright infringement case.... That is what it looks like to me.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Even if you do not have it specifically marked as "copyright" it still is.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Send Mr. Farrell a direct and pointed letter from a lawyer that will be interested in taking this case, to "stop" the infringement immediately.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If not, have at him.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Steve Schoner<BR><BR><B><I>M come Meteorite Meteorites <mcomemeteorite2000_at_yahoo.it></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Ron Farrell is well know for this methods, it has made<BR>the same thing putting for sale a piece of DaG 489<BR>when instead not there were pieces in circulation<BR><BR>Matteo<BR><BR><BR>--- Walter Branch <BRANCHW_at_BELLSOUTH.NET>wrote:<BR>> Hi Fred,<BR>> <BR>> Are you serious? Man, there is no end to this guy. <BR>> Have you contacted him<BR>> about this? Your prints are copyrighted, right? <BR>> Have you contacted the<BR>> proper authorities?<BR>> <BR>> -Walter<BR>> ------------------------------------------<BR>> www.branchmeteorites.com<BR>> Walter Branch, Ph.D.<BR>> Branch Meteorites<BR>> PO Box 60492<BR>> Savannah, GA 31420<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "Fred Olsen" <DEBFRED@WORLDNET.ATT.NET><BR>> To: "meteorite-list"<BR>> <METEORITE-LIST@METEORITECENTRAL.COM><BR>> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 11:55 PM<BR>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Stop Thief!, Stop<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> > Stop! Thief! Stop!<BR>> ><BR>> > Notorious, internationally, known meteorite thief<BR>> strikes again. After<BR>> > capers in Egypt and Brazil Ron Farrell of the<BR>> Universe Collection and<BR>> > Bethany Science has embarked on a new bit of<BR>> chicanery. He is selling<BR>> > unauthorized color copies of the handmade, hand<BR>> colored Ensisheim woodcut<BR>> > print produced by Fred Olsen of Denver Colorado.<BR>> ><BR>> > I spent hundreds of hours over two years<BR>> researching the original print<BR>> on<BR>> > which this work is based.<BR>> > I visited Ensisheim, Alsace, France in August 1999<BR>> and began this project<BR>> > soon after. I searched for a good image of the<BR>> original broadsheet to<BR>> start<BR>> > with. I then modified the image, restored missing<BR>> areas, altered the size<BR>> > to fit the handmade paper, translated and hand<BR>> wrote the caption. I then<BR>> > transferred the image (mirror image) to a slab of<BR>> hard maple and carefully<BR>> > carved it out. I then found a printer with a<BR>> centuries old press who is<BR>> > versed in hand printing. Together we used hundreds<BR>> of pounds of pressure<BR>> to<BR>> > print each image, one by one, onto the French<BR>> handmade paper. Then each<BR>> > print is painted by a professional artist who uses<BR>> handmade (as were<BR>> > available in 1492) mineral pigment paints that I<BR>> make from pure mineral<BR>> > crystals. The image of the Ensisheim meteorite is<BR>> painted with pigments I<BR>> > make from ground meteorite.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Ron "the Con" Farrell got my print from Louis<BR>> Carion in Tucson in 2001,<BR>> and<BR>> > started<BR>> > selling his rip-off color copies of my print in<BR>> 2002.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > ______________________________________________<BR>> > Meteorite-list mailing list<BR>> > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com<BR>> ><BR>><BR>http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list<BR>> ><BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ______________________________________________<BR>> Meteorite-list mailing list<BR>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com<BR>><BR>http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list<BR><BR><BR>=====<BR>M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato<BR>Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY<BR>Email: mcomemeteorite2000@yahoo.it<BR>Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.com Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info<BR>International Meteorite Collectors Association #2140<BR>MSN Messanger: spacerocks_at_hotmail.com<BR>EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/<BR><BR>__________________________________<BR>Do you Yahoo!?<BR>Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears<BR>http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/<BR><BR>______________________________________________<BR>Meteorite-list mailing list<BR>Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com<BR>http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list</BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><p><hr SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!?<br> Exclusive Video Premiere - <a href="http://launch.yahoo.com/video/?1093432&fs=1&redirectURL=http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/">Britney Spears</a> --0-1509587462-1067625598=:51688-- Received on Fri 31 Oct 2003 01:39:58 PM PST |
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