Sorry, I can't translate the whole articles

http://www.fr-online.de/frankfurt_und_hessen/nachrichten/frankfurt/1655596_Kein-\
Raeuber-aber-ein-Kaempfer.html

http://www.mz-web.de/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=ksta/page&atype=ksArtikel&ai\
d=1229852966388&openMenu=1012902958733&calledPageId=0

The German Numismatic Association is trying to stem the tide somewhat.
http://www.numismatische-gesellschaft.de/

I have translated part of their statement. It's not a pretty sight if
this is the solution to cultural property theft.

Jorg Lueke

Private collections have formed the seed from which a majority of museum
collections have grown. Time after time, private collecting has
provided important information and new discoveries for scholarly
numismatics.

This is why recent events have filled us with worry. Collecting,
especially of medieval and ancient coins, has been accused as a criminal
act; under the unjustifiable accusation that collecting is the result
and cause of the illegal looting of archaeoligical sites around the
world. The police conduct searches of homes, collections are
confiscated, collectors are charged with smuggling. There is talk of a
reduced legal rights for collectors.

We cannot and will not allow coin collecting and dealing to become
criminalized and therefore make the following clarification.

1. Collecting of ancient and medieval coins is not criminal. Documented
provenance for every coin is not necessary. Still, we urge collectors
to document their collections more than before even if they were
acquired at coins shows or other venues.

2. We support the protection of archaeological sites and historically
significant coin finds. We understand coin hoards can have more worth
than simply their financial worth.

3. We oppose any theft of protected cultural property, demand in return,
that collectors ,who buy coins over the Internet or elsewhere, in good
faith with without intent to acquire stolen cultural property, are not
charged with accepting stolen property. Confiscations of complete
collections must be stopped. We oppose the behavior of the police in
performing home searches and confiscation entire collections.