"As for digital clones, unless you have permission from the actor, writer, or current copyright holder your treading on very touchy ground." Im trying to discuss the art and theory of digital clones, this has nothing to do with business or commercial considerations. These images are intended strictly as illustrations. I was trying to make a larger point about the cultural basis for digital cloning. Machine, I'm not sure what you're objecting to. This thread is about theory and technique. There is a common understanding of fair use, as long as nothing is being bootlegged, no money is being made using copyrighted materials, there is a degree of artistic license given to art depicting famous people and things. The Heidi Fleiss picture posted is from an UNAUTHORIZED biography being aired by USA Network, so obviously theres some breathing room when it comes to depicting real people, living or dead. Case in point, last month Renderosity itself ran a contest based on the TV show "Survivor". Should CBS have sued their pants off for running that contest? Obviously not, no money was being made as it was purely an exercise in artistic expression. Anyway, threads on here have a tendency to become hopelessly sidetracked and go off on tangents. I'd like to hear any ideas about technique or theory related to digital cloning.