That's about what I thought, Rich. The reason I brought it up wasn't to quibble with Ron or to say anything about the particular sale or sales he had in mind, but rather because I've seen sellers on eBay and in other places quoting the First Sale doctrine as though it immunized their movie posters, press kits, and such from "VERO" claims of the sort that get items pulled and sometimes get sellers banned.
I'd also like to take a point of personal privilege and apologize to Jackson Browne for calling him a "leftwing environmentalist tool." Jackson, let me know what term you prefer - "activist," "supporter," "booster," "fountain of sorrow," whatever. And please don't add me to your lawsuit. I've only ever set foot in Ohio once, and it was just a rest stop. CK MacLeod Collectibles at ckmac.com <http://ckmac.com/> Kymar's on eBay <http://stores.ebay.com/Kymars-Stuff> -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard Halegua Comic Art Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 03:44 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] McCain Ad Featuring The Ten Commadments Colin I should have added pointedly: it does not matter if an item is resold over & over after it has been stolen stolen goods are stolen goods until a statute of limitations passes or until a rightful owner signs off It does not matter if 100 people owned it before it was found by the rightful owner, the person it was stolen from can reclaim it at any time pursuant to local or federal laws If owner #10 is found by the person from whom it was stolen, the owner gets to reclaim the item at no cost and buyer #10 has civil recourse against person #9 who has recourse against person #8 down to #1 who was presumably - the thief possession of a stolen item does not constitute owning title because title to stolen items cannot be passed on by anyone but the rightful owner Rich=========== Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.