when fans have photoshop

Janet Jackson is currently running a contest for fans to design the cover of her forthcoming album 20 Years Old. This is one fan's submission. Um, seriously? You're a fan? I'm just gonna go out on a limb here and say sweetie, you ain't gonna win.

It got me thinking about some images I have received from site visitors who took my images, altered them, then sent them back to me. This was perhaps my favorite, because it was like a logo, albeit a porny one; see others below:

How or whether to protect one's images has been an ongoing question since the dawn of the Internet. I always wanted people to be able to download my images, and what I've figured out is that, even using Flash, if you can screen-capture it you can download the image. It seems a losing battle, but using Flash will certainly deter the casual viewer who's quick to right-click and save. Like, well, me.