I WILL MAKE A WEBPAGE OF MY ARTWORK AND PHOTOGRAPHY AS SOON AS I CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM STEALING THINGS THAT DON'T BELONG TO THEM. I HAD A WEBSITE AND ALL THAT I ASKED WAS JUST TO BE GIVEN CREDIT FOR MY WORK. I DID NOT REQUIRE A LINK BACK EVEN. I HAD PEOPLE USE MY WORKS - HOTLINK TO MY WORKS - AND REMOVE MY COPYRIGHTS.

IF YOU ARE ONE OF THESE SORTS OF PERSONS THAT TAKE THINGS THAT DON'T BELONG TO YOU - OR, TAKE AND NOT GIVE CREDIT THEN SHAME ON YOU. I HOPE SOON THAT THERE WILL BE A WAY TO PROTECT OUR CREATIVE WORKS SO THAT OTHERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO JUST TAKE THEM.

I HAVE HEARD THE CRAP "WELL, IF YOU DON'T WANT IT STOLEN - THEN DON'T PUT IT ON THE INTERNET". THAT IS STUPID ! IT'S LIKE SAYING IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ROBBED THEN DON'T CARRY MONEY.

I THINK THE INTERNET IS SUCH A FABULOUS WAY TO SHARE OUR THOUGHTS - HOBBIES - WORKS - AND CREATIVE EFFORTS. PERHAPS THERE ARE SOME THAT DO NOT PLACE ENOUGH VALUE ON WHAT THEY DO AND DON'T CARE WHETHER OTHERS STEAL THEIR WORKS. I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE. MY WORKS HAVE A "VALUE" TO ME AND NO MATTER WHAT THAT "VALUE" IS - IT IS ENOUGH TO WARRENT THAT I DO NOT WANT OTHERS JUST TAKING WITHOUT PERMISSION AND NOT GIVING ME CREDIT.