On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 09:32:18 -0500, balobo@xxxxxxxx wrote/replied to: >Doesn't this go back to Edward Weston's time? If I take a picture of the >toilet, who owns the copyright? Edward or the guy that made the toilet? And that Great Egret I shot, is that copyrighted by GOD? The whole copyright idea for photos stinks if you ask me. I'm serious, point a camera take a picture, what's the big deal? -- Jim Davis, Nature Photography: http://jimdavis.oberro.com/ Motorcycle Relay Kits: http://www.easternbeaver.com/