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Old 06-06-2008, 04:16 PM   #7
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Wow Marvin, that is freaky. Imagine, you too can have your own Marvin Mattelson reproduction painting for only "USD" as their shopping cart tells me.

I don't suppose there is anything you can do to get your stuff pulled off there?

One of the first things we learned in Kindergarten and Sunday School was to "not steal". Reproducing art that is in the public domain for money is one thing - grabbing stuff up from websites of artists that are still alive and painting is far another.

It seems to be an accepted part of the Chinese culture as it pervades everything from CDs to shoes to paintings. And the government does little to dissuade it.
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