Charles,

Thank you responding. I'm lending my IP as a favor to Chipguide. I never want the legal precedent set that something I give use to can be appropriated and considered new. That's like letting someone borrow your car and then they change the license plate, add new wheels and call it their car now. But hey they promise not to sell it! This is not acceptable As an administrator who oversees the submissions of so many dedicated chip enthusiasts I would hope you would have a little more respect for our IP. When I use other other peoples photos on my site I always watermark the photos as a declaration of use and ownership. I understand I do not own their photos and should not display them as such. Mr Siskin and I agree you need actual counsel.

As for what the Chipguide is worth, well that’s not a question I would ever ask because you can’t ever sell it. You don’t own the photos in it. You own the name and structure of the website that is it.

Or you could simply list under the photos “image courtesy of Joe Public” and you can go on your merry way. Up to you which path to continue on.

E