Copyright
Effective date: 01 January 2019
The Copyrights are part of the Terms and Conditions of SkyReefPhoto. Please refer to our Terms and Conditions for terminology and more details.
SkyReefPhoto owns and retains full Copyright of all taken and presented footage, including images and videos.
Copyright of Online Media
Media (i.e. images and videos) may not be downloaded, reproduced, copied or projected without written approval by SkyReefPhoto or purchased licence.
Unless otherwise stated, SkyReefPhoto owns the intellectual property rights for all media (e.g. images, videos, etc.) on SkyReefPhoto. All intellectual property rights are reserved and the use of any material for any purpose, without the prior permission of SkyReefPhoto is a breach of law and may result in legal action.
Without written permission by SkyReefPhoto or purchased licence you must not:
- Republish or redistribute material
- Sell, rent or sub-license material
- Print, reproduce, duplicate or copy material
Copyright of Online Purchases for Personal Use
All images are provided to the Client for private and personal use only.
This means that the Client may:
- Use purchased material on his electronic devices as background or screensaver
- Print and copy purchased material for personal use
- Use material in presentations, when citing SkyReefPhoto or Christopher Brunner
The Client may not:
- Republish, redistribute or reproduce purchased material
- Upload purchased material to the internet, including social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.)
- Sell, rent or sub-license material
- Use material in any form of competition
- Use purchased material in any commercial way
Copyright of Online Purchases for Editorial or Commercial Use
All images are provided to the Client for Personal, Editorial and Commercial use.
This means that the Client may:
- Use purchased material on his electronic devices as background or screensaver
- Print, copy or duplicate purchased material
- Use material in presentations, without citing SkyReefPhoto
- Republish, redistribute or reproduce purchased material
- Upload purchased material to the internet, including social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.)
The Client may not:
- Sell, rent or sub-license purchased material
- Use purchased material in any form of competition
Copyright of Commissioned Photo Shooting Material
All images are provided to the Client for private and personal use only. This means that the Client is free to print and copy the provided images. Images may be posted in social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) when crediting SkyReefPhoto in form of SkyReefPhoto, www.skyreefphoto.com or @skyreefphoto.
Any sale, commercial use or participation in contests is prohibited without written approval by SkyReefPhoto or purchased commercial licence.
Providing images directly to others (e.g. vendors, artists, venue owners, stylists, contract photographers, employees, etc.) for any type of use (e.g. their social media account) or providing them to Magazines, Newspapers, Blogs, Websites, etc. is a copyright breach. The Client must refer outside parties back to SkyReefPhoto for written permission to use watermarked images. Penalties for both parties may apply.
Disclaimer
These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Queensland, Australia, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Service and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have between us regarding the Service.
To the extent that the website and the information and services on the website are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.
Contact
Please contact SkyReefPhoto if you have any queries or complaints about our Copyright regulations.
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