tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834131700403691808.post8026963021914514579..comments2024-02-22T16:14:52.668-08:00Comments on Marlene Dietrich: The Last Goddess: A Bilingual Review of Alfred Polgar's Marlene: Bild einer berühmten ZeitgenossinJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970797639620201166noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834131700403691808.post-65293237836577167522022-06-05T22:22:34.422-07:002022-06-05T22:22:34.422-07:00I am the niece of Selma Ell. She was known by her ...I am the niece of Selma Ell. She was known by her friends and family as Sely, not Sally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834131700403691808.post-88704456237793620072015-03-03T17:36:57.815-08:002015-03-03T17:36:57.815-08:00Yes, that does indicate copyright. I adore MDCB an...Yes, that does indicate copyright. I adore MDCB and its staff, but this photo definitely is not its intellectual property. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyfraud" rel="nofollow">"Copyfraud"</a> is a neologism that may not translate well into other languages, but I hope everyone who visits this blog researches it. A person or institution that wrongfully claims to be a copyright holder is asserting specific rights over intellectual property that they do not possess, and it's important that we understand this because we--out of ignorance--may be afraid of facing potential legal repercussions for using intellectual property that we find. In reality, however, a person or institution wrongfully claiming to be a copyright holder has no power to pursue any such legal action against us. I don't mean to point the finger at MDCB because this is a common practice of many cultural institutions such as libraries, archives, and museums, but I consider it a form of intellectual bullying that stifles the flow of information that these institutions should be promoting.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970797639620201166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834131700403691808.post-83601323669997512352015-03-03T16:41:45.657-08:002015-03-03T16:41:45.657-08:00Joseph, thanks for the link to that beautiful prin...Joseph, thanks for the link to that beautiful print. MDCB may insist on a copyright credit on all photos from them to protect images that *do* belong to them from slipping through the cracks without one. (Which is not the case with this photo, I agree.)missladivanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834131700403691808.post-23377882785948656822015-03-03T08:36:07.672-08:002015-03-03T08:36:07.672-08:00The book has a protective envelope made of paper. ...The book has a protective envelope made of paper. The photo is on its front side. On the inner backside the following information is given:<br /><br />„Umschlag: Lübbecke Naumann Thoben, Köln; unter Verwendung eines Fotos von William Walling © Deutsche Kinemathek, Marlene Dietrich Collection Berlin.“ <br /><br />That is the sign for copyright, or not?<br />Horstnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834131700403691808.post-19573266702726103672015-03-03T00:04:38.475-08:002015-03-03T00:04:38.475-08:00Yes, the photographer is William Walling, as far a...Yes, the photographer is William Walling, as far as I have seen in other sources (<a href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/hollywood-icons/marlene-dietrich-paramount-1934-27/6676/" rel="nofollow">here is another shot from this sitting</a>), but does the credit in the book really state that the Deutsche Kinemathek, Marlene Dietrich Collection Berlin is the copyright holder? This is an unfortunate example of copyfraud if this is the case. Walling took the photograph for Paramount in 1934, so I don't know how MDCB would be the legitimate copyright holder of it. If anything, the credit perhaps ought to state that the photo was provided with the kind permission of MDCB.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970797639620201166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834131700403691808.post-79942417488527493232015-03-02T01:30:52.461-08:002015-03-02T01:30:52.461-08:00The photographer is William Walling (copyright: De...The photographer is William Walling (copyright: Deutsche Kinemathek, Marlene Dietrich Collection Berlin).Horstnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834131700403691808.post-12470767298378275542015-02-28T10:23:32.303-08:002015-02-28T10:23:32.303-08:00The cover is gorgeous! I love it! Thanks Horst! :)...The cover is gorgeous! I love it! Thanks Horst! :)+Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326364935680074956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834131700403691808.post-66397854932957325632015-02-27T13:25:49.052-08:002015-02-27T13:25:49.052-08:00Horst, thanks for your review. It's gratifying...Horst, thanks for your review. It's gratifying that new pieces of the puzzle of the life of Marlene, and in this case also of Polgar's are coming to light after 80 years.missladivanoreply@blogger.com