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Old 06-21-2014, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickt View Post
It's a well known fact that many of the world's finest art galleries display copies of fine artworks, interspersed with originals. The copies are not labeled as such. No one is harmed from this practice. Would you say they "crossed a line" or committed some sort of fraud by doing this? At the most, there is, occasionally, a very savvy art expert that can tell the difference and is a bit disappointed.
First, yes, it's wrong to sell a copy without labeling as such. Second, this ERA has a label which identifies it as CSX3026. Lastly, how do you know no one is harmed with this art gallery practice? Are you able to monitor each one for fraudulent practices?
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