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Originally Posted by ortforshort
The backs look pretty nice and the fact that they're actual cards is definitely worth something, but did they actually sell any of these things, especially at $15 a pop? Also, you would think that they would have had to reimburse the players, major league baseball and the photographers if they were able to sell any - I think there's an absurd 75 year copyright on the pics.
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Have to agree with that. There are all kinds of rights issues involved. If there weren't, Panini would be using team logos on their cards instead of airbrushing them off. I'm guessing that's why the creator of these is "masked & anonymous" (the law gets a little grayer for reselling unlicensed items--just a little).
Bob Lemke does some truly beautiful cards. He generally only makes 9 of each (one sheet) and he does sell the extras. I don't know if he's ever encountered licensing issues, though. I mean, really, who is going to go after Bob Lemke who has done about as much as anyone to promote both the game and the hobby.