3ncryptabl3_lick, you are wrong! Following your premise, a printed book that someone buys is "in the public domain" and can therefore be used as if uncopyrighted. Incorrect. It is still copyrighted as you and your lawyer would soon find out if you provided the full text on a website or quoted parts without proper attributions. Copyright law is clear: publication of a unique work of art (of any kind) is automatically covered; validated by the use of a copyright mark, legalized by a registration. The rights to distribute, display, publish, sell, etc. are all solely those of the creator unless permission or transfer or rights is given by the creator. Note that one does not need to register a copyright to claim copyright to their work. In many cases, such as artwork, a signature is enough to provide copyright claim (but it'd be easier to defend your claim with a proper copyright mark). Public domain, my ass. Go take unique images from other web sites (especially corporate) and put them on your own site and see how "public domain" they are. Public domain as in "publically cease and desist with prompt removal" with a nice notarized legal letter and threats of suit. BYS