On Wednesday, December 02, 2009, at 07:06PM, "Don Williams" <dwilli10@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Have we really moved that far from this viewpoint? Surely the whole idea of copyright etc is just "stealing the spirit" in more sophisticated terms:- when I lift the image of a actor from some web site, or take a picture of them when I see them in some public place, and then use it to advertise hemorrhoid cream, I am damaging their spirit rather than causing them any material harm. All the best Laurence cuffe