Post #96541 by lanikai on Tue, Jun 15, 2004 4:47 PM

It's convenient to think of corporations as being large soulless entities out to screw the little guy,

(that's a simplistic naive perspective. They are "out to" appease their stockholders which is to say; develop the bottom line. and if they step on little toes, they have attorneys to dismiss the problem.)

but the reality is that decisions like this one (pulling together artwork for a cd cover) are handled by regular, normal human beings

(who want to retain their gainful employment...)

just like you & me, and thinking of them as soulless entities and giving up

(never give up. Take action. but intelligently, courageously and and creatively )

only furthers the lack of accountability. Like Al said, a letter probably isn't going to get him any money, but it does document that he defends his designs, and if nothing else, word will hopefully get back to that designer or the team that hired him for the project, and he'll hopefully think twice the next time he appropriates someone else's designs.

(hope springs eternal.)