By Carlos Miller
I am dying to upload the video I shot during the Code Pink demonstration in which I got assaulted by a Cuban exile.
However, I am still trying to acquire a photo taken by Roberto Koltun of El Nuevo Herald, who was about three feet from the incident when it happened.
He told me he got some good shots, but the editors chose to run other photos with the article.
The photo would be like the cherry on top of a sundae for the video. It would come on screen as soon as my video camera gets shut down during the melee.
Because everything he shoots is property of the Miami Herald, I have to go through the Herald’s archives department to acquire licensing rights for the photo. And this has taken several days so far.
They need to know what resolution size photo I will need, where I’m going to run the photo, for what duration of time, for what purpose, etc.
And they still haven’t told me how much this will cost. And they might even end up disapproving my request.
I am almost tempted to upload the video without the photo because the video is strong as it is. But I tend to be nitpicky about these things.
If I upload the video today, then end up getting the photo tomorrow, it will just drive me mad.
So please bear with me.
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4 responses so far ↓
1 Ms Calabaza // Feb 13, 2008 at 8:14 PM
Carlos,
it will be worth the wait. On another note, did you happen to see the video on youtube on the quadriplegic thrown from his wheelchair by a cop? It was on the news MSNBC tonight. This story sounds like its right up your alley.
2 genewitch // Feb 13, 2008 at 11:36 PM
yeah that’s all over the viral video sites, calabaza. I didn’t check it out cause i’m sick of watching police authority being abused.
3 Carlos Miller // Feb 14, 2008 at 5:35 AM
Ms C,
Yes, I did see that Wednesday morning and I was going to blog about it, but I was busy with other things and it was already all over the Internet, so rather than just write about it happening, I will wait to see which angle to approach it in.
4 outinforce // Feb 14, 2008 at 10:25 AM
My God, what a DRAMA QUEEN! You have a video that supposedly show you being abused by the police, but you don’t want to post it until you have another still photo?
Please.
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