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Steve,

I agree with your statement that if someone really wants to steal they will, but I couldn't disagree more with your statement, "Don't sweat the small stuff. If someone uses one of your photos on their myspace page, be flattered."

Why would I be flattered with anyone stealling anything from me? Your logic doesn't fly here. If someone wouldn't pay for a car you had for sale but decided to steal it, should you be flattered? If someone wasn't going to pay for anything I owned but decided to take it anyway, should I be flattered? If that is truly your take on things, you should just make all your images royalty free or license under Creative Commons and let ayone use them for any purpose you want, but I will continue to protect my copyright! I will take infringement seriousely whether it by a major corporation or a kid with a MySpace page. Now I may take this opportunity to educate the kid about copyright laws, but it will not be allowed to continue and NO I will not be flattered.

Sorry, but that part of your statement is just ridiculous, but a more prevalent opinion in today's society than it should be.