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Originally Posted by Steep
I suspect it's partly that they are covering themselves legally. If you read the t&cs of any isp for example there's often a clause that grants then copyright over any material transmitted over their networks. I remember many many years ago when compuserve first added such a clause to their terms it created a big stink.
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If only that were the case. This is worded differently to anything I have seen before (msn for example).... no other site or isp that I have seen has ever demanded TOTAL and UNQUALIFIED use of your images. In any case, why do you think they are asking that images are uploaded at max size without any copyright banners on them?
The clincher came as I did a google images search, finding they have supplied, on a commercial basis, images with copyright to ukexpert.co.uk... you can bet your bottom $ that the photographers are blissfully unaware of the situation.
There's no reason nor excuses for a forum/gallery owner to have any claim on your work.
cheers,
Andy