... approach, Andy.

>> If that is the case then that is all I'm doing! Once I am out of a cetain
>> chip that I have for sale then it comes off my Web site. I never have had a
>> scan of a chip on my Web site that was NOT for sale.

That being the case, there is no copyright violation at all, in which case my comments would have no application to your site.

>> That will not stop me from letting people on this Board & elsewhere know that
>> my scans along with others ARE being stolen & let those people judge for
>> themselves if they want to do business with a person that steals scans.

I think I said I have no problem with that approach. And let me say one more time, I think stealing scans sucks, for all of the reasons mentioned in this thread.

>> You can try & lump BENNIE MANCINO in with myself, Pete, Josh & others, but,
>> that just won't wash Jim.

I wasn't lumping Bennie and the rest of you in together; I agree that what he is doing is offensive, at least in the context of our chip collecting community. Maybe I haven't made that clear enough. What I have been trying to do is offer another perspective regarding what might happen in the larger world if anyone tried to do anything about the problem.

>> Your a Lawyer & I consider you a friend, but, I could not disagree MORE. What
>> BENNIE MANCINO is doing is FAR worse & I don't care about the LEGAL POINT OF
>> VIEW when it comes to this!

Glad to see I'm still on your good side, Andy, despite the abhorrence with which you hold my opinion on this subject! <g> And, I understand why you don't care about the legal point of view. We can each have our opinions; I just think we should have them with a clear understanding of how they fit into the larger context. In essence, I'm doing the same thing here you want to do in advising that someone is using your scans -- I'm providing information which all readers of the board can use in forming their own opinions on the subject.

----- jim o\-S