[Yose]

In February 2002 I provided some volunteer design work for a friend on his website. 11 months later I seem to be banned from his site (for whatever reasons); the work I did for the site, the graphics I created I assume are still my property? May I request that the site be removed?

I'm totally in the dark about this situation, any advice would be fantastic.. thanks!

[Slaveway]

I think you answered our own question when you wrote "work" If you worked for him even as a volunteer.
Without some kind of contract stating that you retain the rights to your creations.
You are out of luck.
JMHO
IAMNAL
Your milage may vary

[godzookie2k]

Reason #4,582 why you always, ALWAYS, ALWAYS write up some sort of contract.

Considering there is no contract, if it ever ended up in court it would just be your word against his. That being said, all work, voluntary or not, belongs to the client. Unless you are under an NDA you *can* put the work in your portfolio, but you *can't* get royalties (unless stated in contract), you *can't* use the work elsewhere (actual code is arguable, graphics are not), and you *can't* sue on any copyright grounds since he didn't steal the work from your site or something, you did *do* the work *for* him.

[Simon Mundy]

...and try to keep friends and business as seperate things wherever possible.

Things can get really ugly out there...