Re: Packard Panthers

Posted by Leeedy On 2009/2/8 10:20:25

BigKev... No need to defend the post. And no need to explain what it said. I read it. But nowhere in my response to the post was there any mention of "malice intended"... this word, concept, implication was never mentioned-except in YOUR post. Show me where the post I made stated this? I am sure that whomever posted my work meant well... and I never said otherwise. I even thanked the person for the plug. I am sorry if you found this offensive.

However, this article and information was not merely some filler piece or just another car article. It was a milestone since no one, no article, no book, no verbal or written work had ever assembled this information on the Panthers before I did. And there was never an accurate accounting of the Panthers made prior to this article- no matter how many years ago it was. Don't take my word for it- you can go check all of the books and articles yourself. Much of the information in this piece was saved by me since the 1950s-and while not attributed to me in the article-most of the unusual original photos in it also came from me. I knew these cars personally. The fact that people are still arguing, guessing and speculating over the Packard Panthers ought to point up the importance of knowing the facts. It was bad enough that large parts of this Packard Cormorant article ended up in a car magazine afterward with someone else's name on it. So pardon moi if this is a sore spot, but my work is my work and whether it is an automotive design I did or an article I wrote, I have a right to say so.

And since you brought it up that this person has done pieces for the Cormorant magazine, etc... then it should have been ALLLLlll the easier to simply ask permission to post it in an internet forum. A very simple matter- even if only out of courtesy and respect, if not out of legality. What is so malicious about that? I have worked in the automotive industry and written for over 35 years and even I get stopped and quizzed at Kinko's for trying to copy my own stuff! THEY know about copyrights. So if it is offensive for one to even state that permission ought to be sought before publishing copyrighted work, then we might as well abolish the U.S. Copyright office and the entire concept of intellectual property!

It is sad and disappointing today with the internet that so many people seem to bristle when anyone even dares to mention the concept of copyrights and protection of intellectual property. Again...one more time...thanks for the plug.