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Copyright 24-May-2005 At 6:03:12 PM Onsight

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Well... as far as onsight.com.au is concerned... On their homepage it states "All Photos are copyright © Simon Carter / Onsight Photography: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. None of the images may be reproduced or used in any way without prior written permission from Onsight Photography." This of course includes use as your PC desktop. Therefore any such use without prior written permission is completely illegal…. Oh… I have just been informed that Onsight Photography have declared an AMNESTY from persecution for any such uses. So to all of you who have ever used a picture from onsight.com.au for your desktop or whatever, apparently all you have to do to avoid prosecution from Onsight Photography’s team of ferocious lawyers is send a cheque for $100 to them before Friday THIS WEEK. That’s $100 for each photo you’ve ever down loaded.

We thank you for your business!

No. Not really!!! It’s a joke. (Derrrr!).

Seriously now, if it's personal non-commercial use like this, and you’re not republishing it like you say, then go for it! I'd rather not be bothered by those requests. Enjoy. I've just been writing to someone about an illegal use of one of my photos in a large ad in a US magazine. That's the kind of use that shits me.

BTW, I've just added a "freebies" page to my web site, and when I get time over the next few weeks (read months) I intend to add some larger images for desktops and also maybe a free screensaver program…