I generally do agree with the statement " Unless there is intent to deceive, it's a perfectly legitimate way to do business", I have never had a problem with the vast majority of repros that originally did not represent subtantial value (run of the mill pieces). I would add that it all depends on whom has the mold & the piece derived from the mold placed in production. Unfortunate there are numerous cases involving certain molds (I'll use a Cambridge piece as an example) whereby they are placed in production to deceive simply because the piece is of subtantial value & this applies to many molds from many manufacturers when a piece exhibits subtantial value that has nothing to do with an item being produced for functional or decorative value. Fenton for instance has owned a number of Cambridge molds for years & they have always taken measures either by mold modification, a signature added or producing the item in a non-Cambridge color...perfect example of Christine's statement. Now lets take the Cambridge #40 Flying Lady Bowl. I've attached a pic of mine in Crown Tuscan which is the most common color & frankly in this color they are not of subtantial value (excluding the Rockwell silver overlay Seahorse decoration in CT), however in colors other than CT its an entirely different situation where the prices realized run the gauntlet from $2,500 to $5,000 USD. The primary reason NCC went after all these molds was quite simple...we could not gamble that a company such as Fenton would end up purchasing the molds. I won't go into unnecessary detail, however the only thing over the decades that stymied the reproduction of the #40 was the foot of the piece which required specialized training to make & that stood the test ot time for 40 years until 2005 when Summit produced five amethyst prototypes & sold them on eBay, however Summit did make it very clear that these were decorative reproductions. Summit did produce the molded tops in various colors from time to time, however they never made the foot, but still the sales of the tops encouraged individuals to try their hand at reproducing the foot to complete the piece. Fortunately to the best of everyone's knowledge no one ever suceeded. Unfortunatelty its not a perfect world when it comes to old molds being purchased by who knows who or where? Ken