Well like some of us, I learned the hard way, by trial and error. I basically had no idea how to go about such things when I first started out, and there was little in the way of help online-like Lisa's site in those days. Copyright issues were nothing more than reading legalize from some lawyers site, which was confusing at best.

The biggest help was from like minded people whom had already established military webistes. Two in particular were free with their advice and help. Without them, I would have been left out in the cold.

I think the biggest mistake people make is not understanding, that you can't just copy and paste any text or image onto your site and your ready to go!

Today though, there are lots of Public Domain or Creative Commons sites where you can use text/images,sounds, as long as you check out and make sure you have the proper rights and documentation.

One thing I have always done from the get go, starting with my miliary sites, was to save copyrighted text and/or images that I had permissions to use, along with an email with the permission, and the url from which it was had.

If your ever confronted by copyright infringement, at least you have the documentation and proof from where you got it.

Thanks for you kind response