Paul -- You may be correct, tho I note that now she has been found some
effort is going in to raising money for her and her family. Search Google
for "Afghan Girl" for more information. I doubt that the Native Americans
photographed by Curtis saw much payment -- and Nanook of the North (and his
family) starved to death within a few years of the movie.
Craig
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Wallich" <pw@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 1:23 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] OT: They Found Her! The Afghan Girl
>>
> Because it was originally a "news" photograph? Because Pakistani law
> is not so particular about such things? Because it was unlikely that
> an orphan would ever see the picture, much less have access to a
> lawyer?
>
> (Just last year, when I saw that face slapped on yet another National Geo
> product advertisement, it occurred to me to wonder just how much money
that
> girl had made for the organization, and how ridiculous it would be to
> imagine that she or her family would share in a penny of the profits.)
>
> paul
> an afghan orphan
>
> --
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