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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mackat, post: 2831695, member: 45768&quot;]I think it has more or less been established at this point that, in most cases, using images that are not in the public domain without explicit permission is illegal (although this may or may not be more murky with regard to coins). However, today&#039;s reality is that millions if not billions of images have been and are being reproduced illegally online.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would like to make it clear that I&#039;m not saying that just because many people do something, it becomes okay. I do believe, however, that digital copyright law needs to be improved. It will never be perfect, and I certainly don&#039;t have all the answers, but I don&#039;t think that the way it is is adequate.</p><p><br /></p><p>When someone steals a physical object from someone else, the thief now has it and the other person no longer does. There is only one of that specific object. Digital files can be perfectly duplicated an innumerous number of times. When someone illegally uses someone else&#039;s image or pirates music, they make a copy which does not in any way interfere with the original. Wrong? In many cases, absolutely, such as when it causes financial loss to someone. I don&#039;t think, however, that it should necessarily be treated the same as the theft of a physical object.</p><p><br /></p><p>Quite frankly, if I sell a coin and the buyer decides to resell it and use my images, I think that should count as fair use.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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