[FuzzieAlum]

Legally, MysticCat, I don't think that's ever been tested. I don't think either the collectors or the GLOs want to spend that kind of money on a court battle.

To me it just comes down to a matter of respect. If a group doesn't want me to collect their stuff (be it pins or anything else), I feel it is disrespectful of me to do it - especially if I say I admire what that group believes and stands for. There are plenty of things in this world designed to be collectible (Olympic pins, Hummel figurines, Elvis plates) and lots of things that have become collectible but the makers don't mind (stamps, willow ware, old Coke bottles). There are so few things that are off limits, it doesn't seem like it is asking that much to ask people to respect this desire.