As someone who has spent much of his life in the physical and information security field, I can safely say that waiting for an impregnable security method, technique, or system can last many lifetimes. The key has been to apply layer upon layer of the methods, etc. to what you wish to protect. The protective layers used will depend on how important the protection of the item or information is to its owner, not the user. So, the protection you apply to your images depends on how important they are to you, your income and other factors. Almost any security system can be breached given the desire, time, money, and patience needed. Security keeps basically honest people honest, and frustrates and/or inconveniences the dishonest. What does it mean to the photographer? Like in so many other things, you to pay your money, make your choice, and hope. Gordon ==================================================================== The filmscanners mailing list is hosted by http://www.halftone.co.uk To resign, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with UNSUBSCRIBE FILMSCANNERS in the title, or UNSUBSCRIBE FILMSCANNERS_DIGEST if you are reading the Digest.