Adrian, I was never approached by anyone regarding the use of your pictures on any of the pages at http://www.geocities.com/sherman_sn5271/
The footer of each page clearly states copyright is reserved, so anyone using any images or text doesn't care about the work others do to inform readers. Not nice, especially if done for commercial gain.
From my many sites photos and complete texts have been lifted and copied elsewhere, both online, electronic media and in print. Sadly these people, some of them reputable authors and publishers, never contacted me to ask for permission. I would gladly give permission to other people who do not gain commercially - my goal being exchange of information - but I think it is normal to be compensated when material is being lifted from a website and published commercially.
If and when I confronted the perpetrators, the answer - if any - was a mere "sorry. . . ".
But like Adrian said, life's too short!
Regards,
Hanno