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Digimarc is a paid service. You have to license a number from them in order to mark your images, and it's not a visible watermark, so it doesn't really discourage anyone from taking anything. It's useful in some situations (some kinds of online stock photography sites, for example), but probably not that useful in a situation like this. The best way to "prove" that something is your original image is simply to keep the .psd (or equivalent) with all the layers and so forth that show it as a work in progress. It's virtually impossible for someone to fake something like that. And yes, a visible watermark is a good thing. I've started to do that on all my images, plus I include a subtle URL watermark for my art domain. People would have to not only crop the image but also airbrush out various parts of it to claim it was their own. This should discourage the "tubers" who like to hack images up and those who would try to pretend they made the images. I have some free "watermark" layer styles you can play with use, alter, etc., available on my web design site if anyone's interested. PS6 and PS7, instructions on how to use are in the .zip file. Link attached. Am I mistaken that you have to be a member to view the gallery here? I thought you did, but I admit I haven't investigated. Perhaps Renderosity could re-write the Copyright policy somewhat to be a little sterner to people who want to steal images. I'm not suggesting anything draconian, but something clear, legally sound, and official sounding might scare off a couple of these idiots a little bit. Then again, I think these people are like cockroaches. You can stomp them indefinitely and they'll still keep coming back. They breed in the sewers and cracks in the walls. bonni

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