-> If I was to purchase a Chevy, take it apart, make a thousand copies
-> sell them as Chevys, and pocket the profits, don't you think that GM
-> their lawyers after me?  I think that's as much a form of copyright a
-> you are proposing.
-> Now, if I buy a thousand Chevys and sell them at a profit, assuming I
-> could, do you think that GM would get on my case, not likely!
->
Chevys are not copyrighted. People have made this a discussion about all
kinds of collectables, but I only spoke about copyrighted movies and
software. The same rules do not apply in non-copyrighted items.
->
-> Either way, its obvious that you intend to stand your ground, while I
-> and John, and others will stand ours.  I suppose the only way to
-> solve the problem is to go to court, but it hardly seems worth it.
-> Tell you what, you say you're a stock holder in Disney.  OK, call up
-> Disney and make a complaint as a stock holder.  I'll bet that
-> Disney's legal dept. will say "Thanks, we'll look into it" and that
-> will be the last you hear of it. It's just too small fry to worry
-> about!
As a stockholder in Disney I have about as many rights as a calf on a
veal farm. There are SO MANY more stockholders with millions of more
shares than I have. I do, however, agree with your last statement.
Disney does consider this too small fry to worry about. The actual
crimes are hard to keep track of. Prosecutors and lawyers want to handle
big-time pirates rather than small-time hobbyists that only distribute a
few copies. Disney Legal has MUCH better things to concentrate on than
to hunt down all these people and try to stop them.
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