There are binary groups that exchange clipart. Try alt.binaries.clip-art

The post to which you are referring to was a misunderstanding. The original
poster jumped to conclusions. The art was purchased by the commercial person.
Simply because the identical art was on the Microsoft site does not mean it
cannot be used commercially with permission and licensing from the vendor.

The clipart on the Office site is there for your use. If you want to use it
commercially then you need to get permission from the vendor/provider.

You are free to take clipart apart, re-color it, change its look in any number
of ways.

Make clip art look original in Publisher
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HA011196801033.aspx

I looked at this yesterday and was disappointed. It wasn't what I thought (about
the art, how people use it and passing it around, etc) Maybe it was just that
one day, but it seemed mainly about "how can I legally use the clip art?" and
one thread where one person was trying to get another into trouble (or
publically ruin their reputation, because what she was accusing could have been
done privately and not "on the group")  because she said they were using the
clip art to make and sell logos (the other person denied this)

 Maybe it's just me, but I've been on groups and discussion boards for around
10 years now, and I am so tired of people arguing and fighting and name calling
and just plain negative-ness.

One thing I've liked all along about the MS newsgroups, they don't seem to have
this, or as much of it. Maybe it gets taken off or stopped before it starts.
But, overall, everyone seems to get along and have patience with another newbie
question and polite and helpful to each other.

 The clip art group (and as I said, maybe I just hit the wrong day) didn't seem
like that, so I think I'll skip it.

 I usually forget there is built in clip art (the little I used of this anyway,
just playing around and learning new things, or adding a little picture to a
personal letter, or address labels I make myself) and either look in my own
files or in google search. For some reason I had been under the impression (from
years ago) that it was okay to use the clip art, just not sell it AS clip art,
in a collection, or part of one. Though I can see why making it into a logo and
then selling the rights TO the logo to a customer wouldn't be good.

I don't know how that thread ended up, one was accusing and the other was
denying, and a link was giving to "turn someone in" to microsoft, if you think
they are using clip art in an illegal way.

 Just not what I thought that goup was going to be about.

 "JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules@hotnospammail.com> wrote in message
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 JoAnn Paules
 MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
 Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

   "Carrie" <starchild@kingcon.com> wrote in message
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    On the clip art page I found a discussion group

   "Discussions in Clip Art and Media"

    Is there a version of this in the MS newgroup server format? Since I have
several ng that I get in Outlook Express, I'd like to add this to them, and not
go to the clipart page to read on it.

    I put that name in ng search and nothing came up, but it might be under
another name. You have to be pretty specific with searching for newsgroups.

    Thanks