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All portraits/artwork produced by Sloan Images are COPYRIGHTED.
Federal Copyright
Law protects photographers by giving the creator of a photograph
the exclusive right to reproduce that image.
This right not only extends to the
making of copies of an image, it is in fact, illegal to reproduce
a copyrighted image in anyway without the written consent of the
creator of that photograph.
There are civil and criminal
penalties for violation of copyrights
and I belong to organizations such as
Professional Photographers of America (PPA) which provide legal
assistance to photographers in the effort to stop illegal copying.
Copyright FAQ’s
If there is
no © sign or other copyright notice on or near an image, I don't
need permission to use it, do I? --
The absence of a copyright
notice does not mean that you are free to use an image. Since
1989, copyright notice is no longer a requirement under the
Copyright Act. Again, the basic assumption has to be that there is
a valid copyright.
If I buy and
pay for a print, can't I make copies of it? -- No. The Copyright Act makes it absolutely clear that the tangible
print or copy of a work is completely separate from the right to
use the work, and paying for one does not necessarily mean
obtaining the other.
Do I need
permission to use images that I find on the internet?
-- The medium (i.e. print or electronic) does not
make a difference. The odds are excellent that anything you see on
the Internet is copyrighted and that using it without permission
constitutes an infringement.
Do I need
permission to use an image if I alter the image or use it in a
different medium? Those uses are called derivative
works and are among the exclusive rights belonging to copyright
owners. If there is a copyright to the image, you need permission
to use it.
More Frequently Asked
Copyright Questions
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