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Re: Murphy to cop plea on federal charges
--- On Thu, 3/19/09, MKIRKALDY@aol.com <MKIRKALDY@aol.com> wrote:
Shouldn't the company that was going to make those molds and casts have
known that it was a new specimen and asked for documentation on it? "Oh, I
found
it under a turtle" isn't very convincing.
Mary
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Who or what company made those molds? Technically Mary's right, for everyone to
have their butts covered the molding/casting operation should be asking
questions. However, there are a lot of businesses out there that cater to
molding and casting for artists, garage model kits, etc., rather than the
sciences and more specifically fossils. In this case these businesses might not
have the knowledge to ID a species beyond what the client tells them it is, or
even know to get proper documentation for the specimen and sort out issues such
as casting and reproduction rights. I've seen artists have their work
reproduced without permission and sold for profit by a third party. Certainly
doesn't make it right (or LEGAL), but unfortunately it happens! Fortunately,
the businesses that specialize in paleo-replicas (at least here in North
America) are well known and can be judged by the paleo community for the
quality of their work in all aspects.
Michelle Pinsdorf