Cherokee's post has mysteriously been deleted! "we have a right to show our work and not fear that someone will take it. to say that ohh well it is gonna happen live with it...sorry I dont buy that. that is like saying ohh well sooner or later you are gonna be robed might as well give the stuff over now" Not really, because copyright violation is different from ordinary theft. Theft: You have something, I steal it. Now you don't have it anymore, I have it. Copyright violation: You have something, I steal it. You still have it. Not quite so bad. Yes, you have a right to show your work without someone copying it, but it's a bit like Graham Chapman in "Life of Brian" demanding the right to have a baby. Yes, Graham, you have the right ... but you can't actually do it. If it really disturbs you, then the watermarking solution is the only practical one to follow.