Let me state up front I do not have a problem with people using the images on my website. For instance, I’ve noticed recently that some websites are using my Antigua photos. This is perfectly fine. I’m not selling these photos, so I wouldn’t’ve put them up if I didn’t expect some people might like them enough to make them their own.What I do have a problem with is people linking directly to my graphics. This is called bandwidth leeching, where I am paying my server to provide you with your graphic. This is not fine. It’s even worse when some people have been using my photos for their webpage backgrounds! When I saw this, I knew a line had been crossed. And since then I’ve been adding various URLs and domains to my server’s Bandwidth Protector lists. This means your website or domain is unable to leech off my images, and your link becomes broken.
Perhaps this sounds unfair. But there’s a simple way around it. If you want to continue using my pictures and photos, simply right-click on them, save them, and host them yourself.
