Good comment there moriador - what you're talking about is the context of useage and that does change things for the OP's question. While in all your examples the act of taking is legally wrong, it's what's likely to happen that'll vary. For the former, certainly nothing at all. For the latter where design theft is a big issue, I wouldn't steal from someone who sticks needles in people for a living :) For the issue of selling content it's not just about store polices either, another biggie is how an artists work is gonna be percived. It raises Q's such as would you buy from an artist if you thought their stuff was likely to be iffy? If so could you respect their work? Or trust that artist? Obviously with the OP you can trust him as he knows the score now. Though yea Jazzmin I wouldn't take the word of some random tat guy on the web either, I'd go see a lawyer.

Pinky - you left the lens cap of your mind on again.