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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2369489, member: 19463&quot;]Before the Internet we had thousands of books and catalogs with coins we wanted to see but the problem was finding them.&nbsp; Today we have thousands of coins that have sold recently that are easy to find with search capabilities and the generosity of auction houses willing to give the world the gift of their photo files.&nbsp; What we need for the future is the digitization of all pre-Internet images including the old references like SNG and auction catalogs from firms no longer in business with no one left to sell/give away their &#039;intellectual property&#039;.&nbsp; Copyright laws are crafted to protect Mickey Mouse from becoming part of the popular culture without Disney getting rich.&nbsp; Perhaps someday laws will change making it possible to find the images I have in my attic (there are&nbsp; few catalogs there) without my spending a month flipping through to find the one that fits.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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