<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV class=RTE>Tom, you may have very well violated the Berne copyright convention, which took effect in April of 1999.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>Pretty much everything that has been created after April 1, 1989, including websites, are copyrighted, whether or not they display a copyright notice.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>Wayne, in order for it to be considered "free use", the copyright holder needs to state that it is.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>"Fair use" is a completely grey area, that may or may not open one to litigation.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>As a professional photographer, I take copyright infringement seriously. The instant, the shutter clicks, that image is mine and mine alone. If someone were to take it, modify it or use it without my express consent, they would find themselves facing legal action. It is theft, plain and simple.</DIV></div></html>