AWww.....thanks Modesty. Someday I will figure out what I am doing wrong. But for now I offer thanks and HUGZ... Jodie :0)

Hi everyone, First of all THANKS so much for your support and encouragement! It has been such a boost to me and really lit the fire I needed. I have a friend that is an attorney so I have someone to write a letter for me. From what I gathered, the letter will list my grievances (is their enough paper?!?) and give them an idea of what they owe me for the use of my photos. I will keep you updated. In the meantime...I have uploaded one of the two photos the nabbed in my gallery. The other will be uploaded tomorrow. Let's see if I can successfully paste the link here somehow. LOL! (it doesn't look like it's copying in the ULR area....so I'll also just paste it below - sorry!) If it doesn't show up where it's suppose to...would someone help again? Then you will see who is responsible for my lack of sleep. Luv you all for listening to me vent and for all the info (Thanks Brenda!) too. Jodie :0) http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=1019839&Start=1&Sectionid=8&filter_genre_id=0&WhatsNew=Yes

Since this is a legal issus, first of all I am taking a deep breath so that I can approach whomever with a calm and mature attitude. That is why you've heard nothing from me. I have been gathering AMMO!!...calmly. As soon as I know anything, you will be the first to know. I have contacted several local photographers that are also friends and am in the process of weeding through a few attorneys, thank God they are also friends. And that takes time. I won't be able to do anything until Monday, when they are all back at work. I SO MUCH appreciate all the opinions and you are all very supportive. Thank you, thank you very much Brenda for typing out the copyright info. I have copied and pasted it to a Word document. I will post both the photo they used and everything else about them as soon as I can. Thanks for your patience. Soon I will sleep better. Appeciate you all, HUGZ! Jodie

Interestingly enough, THIS Year's website has the sentence saying anything submitted is automatically their property. But last year's site...didn't say that! This is where I think my loophole is because I printed last year's rules and kept that copy. HA.

There was no entry form, only an address posted on the website. This is where it gets muddy. Wish me luck and hope that it won't JUST be a learning experience. I start making phone calls tomorrow...the lines will be burning!

I can't remove them. The brochures have been printed, probably by the thousands, and sent out already. I would not have known about this theft except that a friend of mine received his brochure in the mail & recognized MY photos.

Oh wow...I recognize so many and THEN I see my daughter's pic there! How sweet of you to also choose that. She is jumping up and down, now... lol Thanks so much - you made our day! Jodie

This is awesome and it should be poster size. Not that I'm commenting or anything...

Thanks so much for the encouragement! It means a great deal to me. :0)

So USE it, silly! Why not? Were you thinking it would be another challenge song title? Nothing wrong with different look to a tune. Well....Unless yours will be better.... hmmmm...lol KIDDING! I think it's neat that we came up with the same song. I say go for it. HUGZ!!

Wonderfully moody pic to go with this song, Marlene. Don't worry about bits and pieces of the song, we're all singing each others tunes, I think!

Yup....Very clever of you!! At least now I have a different song in my head!!

Great job! Definitely EYE catching... oh sorry... just adding to that bad joke. LOL!! CONGRATS!!! :0)

Excellent captures on all the shots! I love the expressions on their faces. That little guy is going to become a smart one if Big Brother keeps taunting him! Partners in crime means lookout neighborhood!! :0)

Great action photos in this collage. Yes, It is tricky to get this figured out in PS, I've tried and I'm certain I need practice!