Re cabinet decals, its about restoration, not making money. If the decals are not available anywhere in the world, and havent been ever, or arent going to be ever, who is going to have a hissy fit over a lousy dozen sets if you end up doing that many to help out others. And if someone does have a hissy fit, i say they can kiss my ass.
If the so called licence holders arent doing decals for a machine, then do them yourself, and if u decide to share a dozen or two sets with other people who need them for their faded cabinets, well good on ya. Its not about profit with this stuff, it never has been, its about helping pinball collectors/restorers who need new cabinet decals to bring a machine back to life. People have been doing cabinet decals and sharing them on the quiet for many many years. Its only when u jump on ebay and try n flog similar sets to the commercial sellers for the same $ that u get noticed and have to worry about hissy fits. Restoration beats greed, and the lack of availability year in, year out.
While I agree with the sentiment, I just want to point out that this forum doesn't encourage breaching copyright, even if well-intentioned. Licence holders paid for their rights, and have the right to protect those rights. And there's way too much ignorance on this issue - things like No Fear and T2, AF etc often rely on further rights, and even the licence holders cannot always secure reproduction go ahead.
It seems (and this is not a legal opinion nor forum endorsement) that reproducing artwork to repair or restore your own game is possibly allowable, but selling non-licenced product does carry some risk. Those that wish to take that risk, good on you for trying and for assisting others with similar needs.
