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I can understand why someone may be upset if his/her photograph was used without permission. That makes perfect sense to me. Unfortunately, I don't think one can do too much about that unless the photograph is clearly marked to show that it is yours.

However, I don't understand why someone would be upset if someone came to your house and took a picture of one your original signs or globes and it ended up in a book. Why would you not want a rare piece to be featured in a book so others could enjoy it? Does it take away from the value? Does the collector want it to be published that the piece belongs to them? Are collectors afraid that the piece may be reproduced? Maybe it is because I do not have anything that that rare to be worried about. I'm not criticizing anyone here, but am just trying to understand the viewpoint of owning a rare piece. Maybe I will be lucky enough someday to have to worry about this. Just trying to understand. ~Jason