Copyright Agreement

 

I earn my living through creating and selling photographs, and as such, my livelihood depends on fair compensation for the images I create. Please read and understand the following copyright statement in its entirety. Entrance to this site is granted expressly on agreement to these conditions.

 

© Copyright 2008 Charles Mann Photography, All rights reserved.                                  

This entire Web site including, but not limited to, photographs, text and HTML code is copyright ©1986-2008 Charles Mann. The Web site and its components are registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in Washington, D.C. It is a violation of copyright law to use, publish, copy, reproduce, transmit, alter or project in any way, alone or with any other images, by use of computer, print or other means, any of my images, intellectual property or components of my Web site for any reason without the specific written permission of Charles Mann and payment of a fee or arrangement thereof.

 

WARNING: I stringently enforce my copyrights. Charles Mann Photography will calculate a usage fee for images relying in good faith on the information you provide and will issue a Settlement Agreement. Since it is difficult to determine damages resulting from unauthorized usage, including but not limited to the number of uses, the publications utilized, or the size of the reproduction, we agree to forego our right to sue you for copyright infringement and you agree to pay, as liquidated damages, a sum equal to four (4) times the normal price we would have charged for such unauthorized use within ten (10) days of our billing such fee. If you fail to timely make such payment, this liquidated damage provision shall be void and we shall have the right to sue for copyright infringement, for which we will not accept less than ten (10) times the normal license fee plus attorney’s fees and all associated costs.

 

Copyright infringement is a criminal offense, and all infringements will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!

 

By entering this site, you agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement and affirm you have read this agreement in its entirety. To secure rights to any images or information contained in this Web site, e-mail info@cmannphoto.com or call (410) 658-8094.