World BulbsDoug Westfall enquiries@worldbulbs.co.uk1111 Claiborne Dr. Long Beach, CA To PBS members, I just received the following Email and thought that I'd pass it on to those concerned. Doug > Thanks for your E-mail which has just been passed to me for my > attention.Your images will be removed within the next 12 hours. > Whatever the circumstances behind the aquisition and use of your pictures, > as owner of the business I am accountable for this situation and I have sent > a detailed response to the Secretary of the International Bulb Society. > It is obvious that a number of images have been 'lifted' from your site and > it now also transpires that some of the images from a large collection that > we had permission to use are not in fact owned by the person granting us > permission! > It is very regrettable that this situation has been allowed to degenerate to > such a level and (understandably) has created so much ill-feeling. > Mike Lee > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Douglas Westfall" <eagle85@flash.net> > To: <enquiries@worldbulbs.co.uk> > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 5:11 AM > Subject: Please remove my pictures > > >> I respectfully request that you remove my bulb pictures from your web > page. >> They are the following: Haemanthus carneus, Haemanthus coccineus, > Haemanthus >> pauculifolius, and Veltheimia capensis. You have stolen these from either > or >> both the IBS Gallery or the IBS Wiki pages. >> >> Had you bothered to ask my permission, I most probably granted your > request. >> However, what you have done is unethical and illegal! >> >> I did send notice to you a couple of days ago and you have not responded. > I >> am requesting that you respond and remove the pictures. You do not have >> permission to use my pictures! >> >> Douglas Westfall >>