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Pet Portraits by Melanie Phillips - Copyright Information
All images on this website remain the copyright © of Melanie Phillips
Melanie Phillips retains full reproduction copyright on all artwork on this website. Portraits and artwork may not be used in any commercial or professional website. I allow one individual cross stitch pattern maker to use a range of my artwork, they can be found at 'White Willow Stitching'.
COPYRIGHT
Abuse of the © copyright of our intellectual property, will not be tolerated
Any of Melanie Phillips images located on any other web site must not be used or downloaded for use on any other Web Site or publication.
Melanie Phillips reserve the right to take action against any person or business who does not conform to the above terms and conditions.
Melanie Phillips will request immediate removal of any image failing to conform to the above terms and conditions or fails to provide the correct copyright protection for their images.
Melanie Phillips reserve the right to seek maximum compensation allowable under current worldwide copyright laws for the non compliance in the above terms and conditions.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Below are all the basic information there is about the copyright laws. It does not cover any country's law in particular.When comparing this document to the particular laws of each country discrepancies may arise, however, copyright laws vary from country to country but as a rule do not contravene or provide less copyright protection, provided the country in question is a member.
Copyright is a protection that covers published and unpublished literary, scientific and artistic works, whatever the form of expression, provided such works are fixed in a tangible or material form. Copyright laws grant the creator the exclusive right to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute, perform and display the work publicly. Exclusive means only the creator of such work, not anybody who has access to it.
The Copyright law makes work secure for the creator of a creative effort the exclusive right to control who can make copies, or make works derived from the original work. There are many international variations.
WHY IS COPYRIGHT IMPORTANT?
Copyright is important because it protects the interests of those who design, create, produce and display, goods, art and any other material on the Internet or by any other means and also for those who invest in the creativity of such products and services.
If copyright did not exist, it would be impossible for artists and designers to make a living from their creativityIt would be impossible to fund the making of a film, to publish a book, or to produce a record.Investors would therefore be unable to obtain a return on their investment. Copying material has become easier since the inception of the Internet. It is therefore vital that all users respect all copyright in order to provide a safeguard against the illegal use of media throughout the Internet World.
CREATIVE WORK
The law requires that it exist in some tangible form i.e. a graphic, sculpture or text etc. It has to be unique and creative, not just any factual data. Anything written is going to be a creative work including anything photographed, sculpted, drawn or recorded.
CONFIGURATION
A copyright notice is required and should consist of the copyright symbol "©" accompanied by the year of first publication and the name of the copyright owner, for example - Copyright © 2005 Melanie Phillips. This notice is to be placed in a prominent place as to give reasonable notice of the claim to copyright.
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT
There are no "international copyrights" that enable you protect your work throughout the world. However, most countries are members of the Berne Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention ( The UCC), which allow you to protect your works in countries of which you are not a citizen.
Under these treaties, the following works may be protected:
Both unpublished and published works of an author who is a national or resident of a country that is a member of these treaties; or
published works, with permission, of an author who is not a national or resident of a country that is a member of these treaties.
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