[MR] RE: heraldry

[Alan MacNeill]

>From: sirknight at mindspring.com
>When your printer carts run dry, reload them with water soluble
>acrylics, metallic inks, or your choice of permanent, non-fading,
>inks.

WEll, there are a few problems with doing that.

1.  It generally violates the warranty on the printer if you use a cartridge 
with a non-approved ink.  This may not be an issue for everyone, but it 
would be for some.  Plus, would you want to fill up a $30 cartridge for the 
three sheets of paper you're submitting?

2.  How is the Golden Dolphin Herald supposed to be able to identify what's 
been done with your method and what's been done with a cheapie cartridge 
from the mart in Wal?

>FWIW: Why are we saving hard copy long enough for the ink to fade?
>Wouldn't a scanned data base of images and data using a common
>program, like Access, be more convenient? Make it doable to use a
>keyword search on charge and/or fields. Burn an annual CD for sale to
>the masses for $10 or so for a fund raiser.

That would be a wonderful idea, however when the Powers That Be asked a 
lawyer about it a few years ago, the SCA Inc. was advised that it would be 
opening a significant exposure to Copyright Infringement lawsuits, so the 
BoD nixed the project.

Admittedly, there are those with legal training who doubt that conclusion, 
but unless and until the BoD changes it's mind, it's a nondoable thing. 
(Please note, I am not one of the ones with said legal training, I am merely 
summarizing the recent debate on various heraldic mailing lists)

There is also the non-trivial task of scanning the multiple thousands of 
pieces of paper currently in Laurel files (I've heard rumor of 20+ filing 
cabinets, I do not know if it's true or not).

Gorm

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