The age old argument about boot leg cabinet decal sets gets raised every year, and every year it is the same end result.
Someone needs a set for their machine, they get a set made, then they print off an extra 6 or 12 sets to recoup some costs. Big deal. You then have 50 percent of people fretting about legal action, and the other 50 percent of people who just dont care. The reality of it all is that most of these machines are 20 yrs old, and 99.99 percent of the people ever involved with the original machines have long since moved on to other industries, or just dont care.
The fact remains, that the supposed old licence holders will never stop bootleg decals because they will never be able to stop people from producing them. Even if you were able to find a real address for the person making cabinet decals, how are they ever going to prove how many were made or sold, and at what amount etc. The cost to persue someone, if you can find their real address, will outweigh the lousy 3 or 4 grand the decal maker would ever get in gross $ returns. Then you have to prove the person hasnt got a few New Old Stock sets of decals laying around. I feel the "being sued" argument is definate paranoi. I could be wrong, but i doubt it.
I have to say, it always annoys me that people fret and scream in frantic worry about people supposedly being sued. It aint going to happen, or at least its such a small concern to most, that people who need decals will march forwards, produce the art that is required, and help both themselves and a few other hobbyists at the same time.
Thats the reality of it all. We arent talking sheep stations, just a lousy half a dozen sets of most decals.
99.99 percent of people feel the "being sued" scenairio is a crock of shit. Its 20 years later from the original production date.. The only people who care about these trivial matters are the hobbyist restorer types, and they are the ones who ultimately decide to produce what no one else has ever bothered to do.
I say rather than telling people "you will get sued", its best to say "good onya for making ya self and a few mates a lousy few sets". Things need to be put into context.
