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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2514525, member: 71723&quot;]Not at all, Books. I see a key difference between inelegantly borrowing an actual coin design, as many many do, and I don&#039;t begrudge them that choice, because the federal government can&#039;t own a copyright, and the truer more fine craftsmanship that Dan employs. I buy his stuff because I believe he offers it as a form of ironic or sardonic humor, and I appreciate that in him, both for his Amero and his tribute stuff. I don&#039;t THINK I&#039;m just imputing that onto him, especially when one takes a look at his &quot;alternate&quot; state quarters stuff. I don&#039;t take any of it very seriously; I like the humor aspect.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, I view the obligation to avoid &quot;subsequent confusion&quot; as MY responsibility going forward, and less so Dan&#039;s. It&#039;s part of the risk I personally am willing to assume when I buy his pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for doing a thorough research into the genesis of the bad blood between you two, don&#039;t take personal offense, but I don&#039;t think I have the stomach for it. I appreciate very much of what you bring to the table here, and I like much of Dan&#039;s work. I don&#039;t want to choose, and I wish &quot;Mommy and Daddy would just stop fighting!&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Does Dan have a dog named &quot;Princess&quot; maybe?</p><p><br /></p><p>I also find the fact that Dan can and does own copyrights, as the government cannot by law, as a dispositive difference in these matters. You don&#039;t have to agree, but for me, it&#039;s a HUGE distinction.</p><p><br /></p><p>FWIW, and I&#039;m not sure it&#039;s relevant to this discussion, but I am NOT a particular fan of a fair bit of Dan&#039;s original stuff. The renderings are a bit cartoonish for my tastes in many, but not all, cases. Compare and contrast some of Dan&#039;s original Indian renderings and, say, a Buffalo nickel.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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