Todd, well said, luckily I'm fortunate enough that I would never need any money for what I have built here.

On the flip side, I'm not costing the orginal designer a sale. If I ask him to sell me a bobcat xl, he won't sell me one.

No sale lost.

I understand copyright infringement. In a way, MP3 file sharing is is a "splash". How many videos are on this site with MP3 files embedded in them? It's countless.

You are correct, right, wrong or indifferent, copying is rampant.

There are tribute films all over the net using copyrighted material of George Lucas. Look up "star wars kid" in google. Or look up star wars tribute films.

You can use his copyrighted material all you want, you can't make a penny.

Some guy spent 20 thousand making a star wars tribute film with his own money, had Jedi, troopers, etc in it. Not touchable in court unless he tries to sell it.

I am equally protected I believe.