This topic started with a conceptual question over a reviewer being unbiased if they are also a reviewee. It continues with the deeper issue of overall integrity. So now similar photos are assumed infringement until proven otherwise based on past infrigement. More than anything this highlights the slippery slope of all press and just how careful they must be to avoid even the appearance of inpropriety.
We should take a moment to laud the magazines that have passed muster on numerous challenges, Stereophile, TAS, Soundstage, 6moons, and others. Integrity is a tough title to reclaim. Perhaps we better understand the narrow road they tread.
It is unfortunate that publicity is simply that, pubilicity. So Mr. Darby's magazine shows ten times the hits this month, he sells that to his advertisers. Not fair.
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