True Mitch. The cases involved jewelry counterfeited from my copyrighted designs, and rest assured we did seize suitcases full of the stuff, and I personally oversaw its destruction at Academy Refining in Albuquerque.
you're a hero in the eyes of a whole lotta people !
not only lindsay, but grs. i've had a few problems that were solved using the phone. in my early grs days, john rohner was answering the phone. he was very helpful and always patient with me. what's that worth ??
Those were wild times, Monk.... I was just trying to keep food on the table. What I learned first hand is if you have something worth stealing (specifically something that makes money), as sure as the sun rises, someone will come along to take it. Like clockwork. They won't ask permission, and when you call them out, nine times out of ten, they'll keep stealing until you take direct and decisive action to stop them. When you do take action , they'll usually cry 'bloody murder' and curse your name to everyone they know. Many times they'll fight tooth and nail to keep on stealing, so it's important to document what you create, when you create it, and to have an intellectual property lawyer at the ready. You really can't be concerned with how people are going to view you when you go to the mat with a thief. If you win, you continue to eat. If they win, or you back off, they'll take everything worthwhile you've created, claim it for themselves, and you'll starve.
