Greetings! You have arrived at this page, most likely, by scanning the QR code on an image I have posted to the web. Thank-you for doing so, I really do appreciate you taking the time to follow the link.
I have a standard copyright claim statement that, to use the quote from Beetlejuice, reads a bit like “stereo instructions”. They are a legal necessity but I do have a caveat in place for images I have posted to the Internet on publicly accessible websites. In short, I will allow you limited personal use of this image without obtaining my written approval. You may not remove my copyright claim, you may not use this for any sort of business website (I will find out eventually), and you may not print this image. Feel free to:
- Use this as a desktop background on your personal computer
- Use this as a desktop background on your office computer (if allowed by your employer)
- Make this part of a screen saver for your own personal use
- Share this with others for their own personal use
- Use the image on a social networking site (see exclusions below)
- Post this on a personal website or blog (see exclusions below)
- Post this on a photography, forum, website, or blog (see exclusions below)
- Use this as part of formal, accredited, education curriculum
Exclusions:
- You may not use this image on any forum, newsgroup, social networking site, website, or blog that is dedicated to politics or where political issues are routinely discussed
- You may not use this image on any forum, newsgroup, social networking site, website, or blog that is dedicated to religion or where religious issues are routinely discussed
- You may not use this image on any forum, newsgroup, social networking site, website, or blog that is dedicated to pornography or where explicit sexual topics are routinely discussed
- You may not use this image on any forum, newsgroup, social networking site, website, or blog which routinely displays advertisements that are political, religious, or sexual in nature.
- You may not use this image on any forum, newsgroup, social networking site, website, or blog which routinely displays advertisements promoting alcohol, tobacco, illegal drugs or the illegal use of a drug, firearms, or fast food restaurants.
- You may not use this image to further any agenda or cause, no matter how noble the cause may be
- You may not use this image as part of a fund-raising campaign or as part of a political campaign
- You may not use this image as part of an e-mail campaign or as part of a “chain” e-mail
- You may not use this image to promote a business, an organization, or for any other commercial use
- You may not use this image as your own personal “avatar” or as an image to represent your likeness
Should you like to use this image for a purpose that is excluded, you may contact me to see if the exclusion can be waived. Should your intended use fall into any sort of “grey area”, you are encouraged to contact me to seek clarification.
Any use not explicitly covered by content of this page, or by any other written contract or waiver, is inherently subject to the terms of use as outlined on this website. Any violation of these terms may be subject to licensing fees and legal penalties which could include legal costs associated with collecting these fees.
