eBay users plagiarizing collectors' content...

I'm just taking a wild stab in the dark here, but my guess is that Randy (and Al, and almost anyone else doing any scanning - me too for that matter) would have less than a whole leg to stand on in court! I don't claim any rights whatsoever to anything I've scanned. I've not heard anyone else here do so either. If you are going to complain that someone is taking things you've scanned and selling them, would it not be reasonable to ask whether the original copyright holder (who presumably had to _pay_ to get the manual written!) might not deserve at least a chance to deny your request to distribute their work? Apologies to those who have scanned only after having sought permission :-) As for people nabbing your web text and pictures (where I presume you hold the copyright and didn't just copy it wholesale from somewhere), then feel free to go after them. I found someone using my images in their auctions and after asking them to stop (and being ignored) I decided to add a (c) and my id to any photos I use. At least I'll have a decent chance of proving they're _my_ photos if it comes down to an argument! Antonio