2010 Scott Catalogue

I also vote no.
I am currently using 2006 and one 2007, I will be looking to get a set of newer issues maybe in the 2009 area. Really like the color pics of stamps, much nicer to locate stamps.

Hi all,
There is a trader/seller on ebay who sells pages of any country you want out of the latest Scott Cats and at a low price, so then you can keep up with the new issues and useful information about that issue and dates, and how to ID some stamps etc, so not just for the pricing of stamps. You can buy pages of all one only country that you may collect or what ever you want form any other. A good cheap service I think and useful.

Kiwi:

I don't know that ebay seller and he/she has 100% positive feedback, so I don't mean to cast aspersions, but ....

...something seems fishy? For example, the person buying Mexico would get the first page of Mauritius because of the continuous or front/back arrangement of the pages.

KirkS

Right..also if you have access to a library with a copier you can print the pages you need...i heard somewhere that Scotts keeps the number of catalogs printed intentionally low..but for what reason I do not recall...is anyone else familiar with this theory ?? I will not again purchase a complete used set..a month after I did I went to a show in Vermont and a dealer had MOST of the 2008 catalogs for sale for 20 dollars each..apparently everyone does not need a full set..some stamps doubled or tripled in value in the last couple of years....its up to the individual if he does enough swapping or selling to make the new catalogs worthwhile..i have friends that list a lot of stamps for sale on the internet..i believe most of them purchase a new set every other year !!

Well, technically, making copies is a violation of copyright law ...

And without making accusations, it's sort of what I was wondering about the ebay pages. A color copier/printer and decent paper would make it easy to buy one catalog and sell it dozens of times.

KirkS

Kirk raises an important point. But first...

It is perfectly legal to sell pages torn from the catalog. Scott is selling the catalog, not the license to use the catalog.

I assume the primary reason people are buying these country catalog pages is because they do not want to spend the money to purchase the entire volume, and also because they want "legal" pages. That being said, everyone should be aware that there are a number of country page sellers who make color copies of the first/last page because it may have been previously sold as part of another adjacent country set. Some of the sellers will tell you ahead of time, some will not. Either way, it is an illegal copy if it is not the original page torn from the catalog.

not in this case...The Scottt Cats, are in the reference section of the library... You can not take home a book from the reference section... ergo..you can photo- copy what every you want. The State Laws protect you, since most libaries fall under State
Regulations...

Hi Folks.......


Here's a link to a seller that is selling Scott cats by country........I've purchased about a half dozen countries and every one is complete directly from a catalog.......they also combine orders/auctions over a week or so to get the best shipping rate.

http://stores.ebay.com/Stamps-From-..._sop=1&_sc=1

I know quite a few law breakers that have sent me copied pages of Guatemala etc from the scott catalogs..no names of course !!

Just because a catalog is in the Reference Section doesn't change federal laws. A copyrighted work is still a copyrighted work, regardless of where the library wants to put it. The state/local government/library may pass laws or set up rules regarding their copy machine use policy. However, it does not supercede federal copyright laws.

The rules that "allow" you to make copies of certain parts of a copyrighted work fall under the "fair use" clauses in the copyright rules. Assuming it is not for purely educational purposes, copying a whole country listing is not considered "fair use". Copying a couple of pages for personal use is considered "fair use" as long as those pages don't comprise a organized/defined unit of the work.

When someone copies even one page to sell, all bets are off -- it is illegal.

As Tom has noted, there are also quite a few country page sellers who do adhere to the copyright rules. Good for them! And thanks for providing the link.

As far as I'm concerned, selling copied pages or partially copied pages is the same as selling a fake stamp or an altered stamp.

bobgggg, You are almost correct in what you said. Under Federal Copyright laws you may not make any copies of any Copyrighted material in part or whole. Their is an exception where it is being used for personal use and not "For Profit". Most libraries have a notice posted that using copy machines may violate the Copyright. Any sale of copyrighted material(in part or whole) without permission to do so IS a Violation of Copyright laws. Most companies will never sue for copyright infringement due to the cost. If Amos Press was to sue they would receive what is called triple damages. If this person sold the equivalent of ten sets Amos would get the equivalent of 30. sounds great, until you consider the simplest of copyright cases will cost about $50,000 in legal fees and expenses. So, It doesn't pay. My Brother makes a very good living with these types of cases.

i wish my lawyer would remember me..i paid in advance !!

i guess we live and learn !

I like it when an old thread gets lively again --KS