Originally Posted by MAllie

Sorry, but there's no other way to look at it: it doesn't matter what people think or don't think - reprinting someone else's work to use on your own site or whatever, without permission, is stealing. Whoever sold that article to the magazine from which it has been reprinted sold first rights, second rights, or whatever. Anyone wanting to use it has to buy the reprint rights. Your second paragraph about Mr Star's fansite makes no sense to me - it's no explanation whatsoever. What don't people get? It's for the author alone to turn his or her 'hard work' into 'dollars and cents.' As I say, how would any domainer feel if someone came along and stole his domain name? It's exactly the same thing. No ifs, no buts, no excuses. If you want to use someone's property to make money for yourself, you pay. It's as simple as that.