watermarking

:: WWW / DESIGN / HEH ::what is "watermarking"?i liken it to "tagging" an image or document, with text or logo - to signify the originator of the image or to lay claim to said image, regardless if the image belonged to you in the first place.some do it well and some do it with no regard to the image content, while some don't watermark anything at all. regardless, long has this practice remained