Perhaps I am missing something. I am a history teacher by training and a Museum Educator by profession so maybe I missed all of this when others were taking a collections management class orreading read the right book, but if, as someone pointed out earlier, we make all of these images available in other formats, such as books or postcards, and distribute them widely why are we worried about posting them on the Web. I know that traditionally printed materials have copyright info on them, but why can't Web pages? And since when does someone who wants to copy a photo or text illicitly ever read the copyright fine print? Are paper copyright infringements easier to prove than electronic ones? What is it that people will do with these images that we are so afraid of? I am hoping to open a Web page within the month with images and I would really like to know the Pros and Cons of this issue. Please do not refer to me as snooty, as seems to be the trend on this thread. Ignorant yes. Snooty no. MATThew A. White Director of Education Baltimore Museum of Industry & Coach of Champion Duckpin Bowling Team e-mail [log in to unmask]