Warning: Spoof!!!

[Knavey]

I highly recommend destroying your C-Card if you belong to any agency shown on this advertisement.

Obviously they are not turning out quality divers if they have instructors that are doing what is pictured on this scan.

The following agencies are represented here. BEWARE of them and stear clear for they are destroying your diving enviroment.

IDEA
PDIC
NAUI
CMAS
ACUC
SSI
International Associations of Nitrox and Technical Divers
PADI
DAN
YMCA
Scuba Diving International
Technical Diving International (??)
One other one I could not read.

This is in the Dive Training Magazine page 102. I highly recommend avoiding that periodical also since they are allowing advertising by people who are teaching bad diving techniques.

 

[jepuskar]

Not only is your post a very poor attempt at a troll, but illegal copying of a copyrighted piece of work is against the law and reflects very poor judgement on your behalf.

What were you thinking?

 

[Knavey]

jepuskar once bubbled...
Not only is your post a very poor attempt at a troll, but illegal copying of a copyrighted piece of work is against the law and reflects very poor judgement on your behalf.

What were you thinking?

Ooooh the POT has spoken to the KETTLE and all is black!

The pot calls the kettle black?

Actually mine came with a warning label. Just get tired of hearing agency bashing but sometimes I cannot resist the lure of the obvious. Bet there would have be no complaints if I posted the picture on the same page above the one in the magazine for one of the resorts in the Little Caymans.

 

[jepuskar]

There is nothing wrong with posting a troll, I question your taste in scanning a magazine ad and posting it on here.

If someone really wanted to, they could contact that company and then we would have a problem on our hands. All it would take is an email to them with the link to this thread.

Doesn't seem like much work.

It was just poor taste........

Get rid of the pic and you got yourself a nice attempt at a troll.

 

[sheck33]

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[AzAtty]

17 U.S.C.A. §107 safe harbor.

Certain unauthorized but "fair" uses of copyrighted materials do not constitute copyright infringement. Association of American Medical Colleges v. Cuomo, C.A.2 (N.Y.) 1991, 928 F.2d 519, 18 U.S.P.Q.2d 1106, certiorari denied 112 S.Ct. 184, 502 U.S. 862, 116 L.Ed.2d 146. The overarching concept of fair use embraces use of copyrighted work for purposes of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. v. Campbell, C.A.6 (Tenn.) 1992, 972 F.2d 1429, 23 U.S.P.Q.2d 1817, rehearing denied, certiorari granted in part 113 S.Ct. 1642, 507 U.S. 1003, 123 L.Ed.2d 264, reversed 114 S.Ct. 1164, 510 U.S. 569, 127 L.Ed.2d 500, 29 U.S.P.Q.2d 1961, on remand 25 F.3d 297.

In determining whether use made of copyrighted work in any particular case is "fair use," the factors to be considered shall include: purpose and character of use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; nature of copyrighted work; amount and substantiality of portion used in relation to copyrighted work as a whole; and effect of use upon potential market for or value of copyrighted work. Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc., N.D.Cal.1991, 780 F.Supp. 1283, 20 U.S.P.Q.2d 1662, affirmed 964 F.2d 965, 22 U.S.P.Q.2d 1857, as amended, certiorari denied 113 S.Ct. 1582, 507 U.S. 985, 123 L.Ed.2d 149.

Bottom line: copyright infringement is probably not much of an issue for this kind of use. Perhaps NEWrecks will chime in. He's an IP litigator.

 

[jepuskar]

Sent email with link to them....lets see what happens.

 

[DrSteve]

Maybe I don't get something intrinsic to the photo. They are kneeling in *sand* within a reef area. So assuming no stone fish or other nasty critters what's the big deal? Who would kneel on a reef? That would hurt!

 

[LUBOLD8431]

Knavey once bubbled...
I highly recommend destroying your C-Card if you belong to any agency shown on this advertisement.

Obviously they are not turning out quality divers if they have instructors that are doing what is pictured on this scan.

The following agencies are represented here. BEWARE of them and stear clear for they are destroying your diving enviroment.

IDEA
PDIC
NAUI
CMAS
ACUC
SSI
International Associations of Nitrox and Technical Divers
PADI
DAN
YMCA
Scuba Diving International
Technical Diving International (??)
One other one I could not read.

This is in the Dive Training Magazine page 102. I highly recommend avoiding that periodical also since they are allowing advertising by people who are teaching bad diving techniques.

Stop being so dramatic, and give it a rest already...

 

[Charlie99]

On the other hand, if I were a photographer, I'd be visiting that operation to get their graduates as models.

How many photos have you seen with 4 divers and no bubbles.

Synchronized breathing or Photoshop?