Larry, no your reply was not too heavy nor did I take it as flaming. Copyright infringment is a fact of life and some of us should be very concerned about it. My point is only that, for most of us here, such image theft is not an earth-shaking matter. It may be annoying but it doesn't take money out of our wallets or food from our mouths. Other than the fact that it was taken, we have suffered no other loss, certainly not any damages that would be well rewarded by a court win. Locking the door to your home is really only necessary if you have something worth stealing. If I may use myself as an example: I've had work in a variety of prestige web galleries, won contests & even had images published. Does that make my work worth stealing? Well, no- they're just the efforts of a doodler. Are they actually worth anything? You can judge for yourself at my site: http://www.fractalus.com/jack Personally, I consider them the doodles of a wannabe. If I were good enough to make a living at this then I would undoubtably have a somewhat different view- but I'm not. My experience is that the pros worry about major infractions and just don't sweat the little stuff. On the other hand, the ones most concerned about protecting their work often seem to be the hobbyists such as myself. All I'm really trying to do is keep things in perspective. - Jack Valero