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You may have noticed that the graphics staff recently started to put a small 'CZ' in an unobtrusive corner of the images/animations we produce.
The reason for this is that people can see where it came from, so they too can come and get one. Also some people take our creations and claim them as their own, clearly the 'CZ' would make it hard for them to do that.

Now, it seems that some people are removing the credit from their images. Once an image is handed over, it's out of our hands, but I can tell you that anyone who removes the 'CZ' will not find us so helpful if they request any work in the future. The operative word there is work - I have never seen another resource on the web that gives people such high quality graphics for free. Most of us do this for a living, and even when we get paid for it we reserve the right to recognition or retaiment of copyright for the work produced.

If this kind of thing escalates, then I for one will quit doing the free images and animations.

Having said all that, the vast majority of CZ members have respect for what we do and are only to happy to give credit where it's due.