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Aviv,

Pretty standard stuff the world over. A person or company that
develops something that is considered intellectual property, be it
music, a book, a machine, has the property protected by law so that he
is not ripped off. After all, it cost money to develop the thing, why
should someone else get it for free? Under the laws of most every
nation someone who wants to sell the music or image must pay to do so;
he should not be entitled to make a profit by copying someone else's
work.

If you go to the gym to work out and the place is playing canned music,
it must pay royalties; radio stations pay royalties for music they
play. I'm very surprised that model makers had gotten away with not
paying royalties, I'd assumed they were. I was aware that at least one
of them was doing so over 25 years ago. The royalty payments to the
manufacturers are quite small, pennies per model.

All the best,
Rick



Ridiculous, there is zero chance of someone 'ripping off' a 777 design by building a model of it. There is no comparison
between marketing a thing that looks like a bigger thing and playing copyrighted music. I want royalties from everyone
who quotes this message!