Re: [AGA-Contest] Re: AGA Aquascaping Contest: Still Haven't Gotten Your Release Form! (fwd)

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

A fax of a signed photo release would hold up in most
courts. A net signature is harder. Cred Card companies
accept with signature because they love the business and
charge rates to cover the losses -- it's not so much a
legal issue for them. Could be for us. But even our PANYNJ
attorney's accept fax signatures now.

Can you set up the AGA site to take a fax? Anyone that can
find Kinko's or a friend with an office job can fax --
except maybe those that have trouble with adhesive stamps
and paper in general ;-)


sh
--- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:

> Note for next year: Discuss ways to legally do the photo
> release through 
> the net.  Record number of people who, though quite
> capable of spending 
> hundreds of bucks and hours a year on super substrate,
> CO2, 20 watts per 
> gallon of compact fluorescent lighting, hundreds more on
> digital photo 
> equipment and broadband internet, seem unable to mail a
> letter.  Yes I'm 
> grumpy about it...
> 
>    - Erik
> 
> -- 
> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 15:27:59 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
> To: Pedro Borges <mrpcb_sp1@mail.netcabo.pt>
> Subject: Re: AGA Aquascaping Contest: Still Haven't
> Gotten Your Release Form!
> 
> Hi Pedro,
> 
> Seriously, if I was being beaurocratic, I would have
> cancelled the entries that 
> weren't complete on the 15th.  Instead, I'm basically
> giving everyone an extra 
> month and a half to send it.  And I'm even sending
> reminder notices.  Doesn't 
> that seem reasonable?  It's strange that back in 2000 and
> 2001 when everyone 
> had to enter through the post office, we had no
> complaints about having to send 
> the release form, but now that everything else can be
> done online, a fair 
> number of people are complaining that they cannot mail a
> letter.
> 
> So please, just drop the page in the mail.  You've still
> got 3 weeks left.
> I don't know the legalities of the issue, I'm just
> relying on the material set 
> up by the committee back in 1999.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>    - Erik
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, Pedro Borges wrote:
> 
> > Hi Eric, please accept my appology for not sending the
> release form yet.
> > I have been extremely occupied and have no chance to
> make a pitstop at the
> > post office.
> > I know this is legal stuff and all, but is there any
> chance for you to enter
> > both my aquariums without my written permission? Both
> the aquariums and the
> > photos are mine, and you have my absolute and full
> permission to do whatever
> > you please with them. I know this email means nothing
> legally, but heck I'm
> > not going to sue you all over the atlantic.
> > Please take my photos in good will, they're AGA's to do
> whatever you please.
> > Hope I can get to convince you. Anyway if it's
> EXTRAORDINARILY important
> > I'll try and send them anywhere next week, but please
> please don't be so
> > burocratic with me ok?
> > 
> > So what do you say?
> > Looking to hear from you soon
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Pedro Borges
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Erik Olson" <erik@thekrib.com>
> > To: <mrpcb_sp1@netcabo.pt>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 9:07 AM
> > Subject: AGA Aquascaping Contest: Still Haven't Gotten
> Your Release Form!
> > 
> > 
> >> Dear AGA Aquascaping Contest Entrant,
> >> 
> >> This is just a reminder that we have not yet received
> your Photo
> >> Release Form.  The contest closed on September 15th,
> and while we are
> >> being somewhat relaxed about WHEN we get this form, we
> still very
> >> much need it in order to show your photos on the
> public website!
> >> 
> >> You can find a printable photo release form at the
> bottom of this page:
> >> 
> >>
>
http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/2004.cgi?&op=showpage&name=entryform
> >> 
> >> Just drop it in the mail, no need to use rush postage,
> as long as we
> >> get it by November 1st.
> >> 
> >> I will keep sending reminders like this every couple
> weeks, until we
> >> get your forms.  If you've sent it quite a while ago
> and think we
> >> should have gotten it by now, please reply to this
> e-mail.
> >> 
> >> Thanks,
> >> 
> >>   - Erik
> >>     organizer
> >
> 
> -- 
> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
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