Re: Upset to see Austin Hamilton ad in magazine

Su,

I just filled out an online survey for Beadwork Magazine and left this
gem in the optional comments section:

"I know advertising dollars 'run' a magazine, but I wish the publisher
would take time to research the reliability and ethics of its
advertisers. Case in point - in your current issue there is an article
about ethics and copying, yet Austin Hamilton beads has an
advertisement. They are a well known importer of poor quality Chinese
lampwork and have been caught on more than one occasion using pictures
and/or text stolen from the websites of lampwork artists. They also
frequently use these materials to reproduce poor quality copies
overseas and flood the market."

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