Sonam Dasara writes: >I read with amazement the cavalier attitude of some FML'ers concerning >the theft of a digital image, a graphic with a specific ferret on it - >and I used the word "theft" knowingly: not only am I a web-site developer >by evening, but I am a lawyer by day, and have been one for over 20 >years. Let me address a few points: I agree with everything Sonam says. But I have another point. Maybe this sounds a bit simplistic but here it goes. Stealing isn't nice. For example, I live in California where our ability to raise money for ferrets is real limited. A member of our ferret group came up with the bumper sticker "My Ferret Is Smarter Than Your Honor Roll Student" I sold them to raise money for rescue. I sold them at the Las Vegas Symposium. Now you find them everywhere. Different people even sell them on Ebay. LOL I guess we should be flattered. And no we didn't have a copywrite on it. Never once did any person ever ask my persmission to use it. Now it ceases to be a fund raising item for us. My second point is, a lot of times I see graphics and or stories I would like to use in our ferret newsletter. And only once have I ever been refused when I have asked the author for permission to use it. And have always given credit to the rightful owner. I will quit babbling here and get back to where I started. Copyright infringement is stealing. And stealing isn't nice. You may not think its a big deal. And it may not be to you, but it may be to others. Integrity is a really nice thing. Robin [Posted in FML issue 4117]