Are we reading the same thread? I don't see the "continued attemp to demonize a few collectors". From post 14 the dsicusion has been mostly about manufacturers useing old hollow cast britains to make new figures and personalities and book caracters being used without permision.
If you would like to move the discusion back to "home casters" that's fine by me. It is true that it's unlikely that anyone is going to take an amateur caster to court. However it is not irrelevant to use legal arguments. The law is not just for "huge media organisations" it is for everyone. The problem is that a small manufacturer in England (for instance) doesn't usually have the funds to pursue someone through a foreign court, it's still illegal though.
By your example of the "home tapeing" do you think there are many collector out there that that were only introduced to a range by first having a pirated copy and then deciding to go out and buy the whole range?
I fail to see how your reasoning works that, if the home caster wasn't going to buy anymore figures any way! Have you stopped to think that just maybe if he wasn't willing to pay for what he wants he shouldn't have it!
In my experiance pirates don't buy twenty five and just cast five more. No they usually buy one and cast thirty more.
If there are any "home casters" reading this and you would like to relpy with exactly the number of figures you have copied and which manufacturer the figures came from , that would be most helpfull, after all you've caused "little harm"
Martin
