Copyright Notice
Copyright is Extremely Serious Business
The images of the photographers represented by Picade LLC
are protected by both national and international copyright laws and treaties.
We make our living by licensing the right to use them for both commercial
and non-commercial purposes in advertising, editorial, graphic design,
multimedia, and many other types of usages. None of the images represented by
by Picade LLC are in the public domain, or may be used for
any purpose whatsoever without the prior payment of a copyright license
fee for the specific usage and the issuance of a written license by
Picade LLC for the specific usage.
You can acquire a copyright license via this website and download images
in minutes for commercial or non-commercial reproductions subject to our
Terms and Conditions and our
Sensitive Usages policy.
Except as permitted under license, our images are presented on this website
for personal viewing purposes only, for the benefit of commercial users of photography
and illustration. Our images may not be reproduced or used in any manner
whatsoever without the prior written consent of Picade LLC and
subject to the prior payment of the appropriate licensing fees for the specified
licensed usage.
A limited use license of our images for layout purposes ("comp or layout usage")
is granted to you free of charge once you register as a Client on our website.
The thumbnail and low resolution preview images displayed on this website may
only be used for internal or personal comps and layouts. Picade LLC
does not grant you any licence to use these images in any final materials
distributed either internally or externally by you or your company, including
any electronic or online distribution. Except for this limited, internal comp
and layout useage license, Picade LLC grants you no other rights,
and you may not distribute, sublicense or make available for use or distribution
or hyperlink to any thumbnail or low res preview images displayed on this website.
It is illegal to copy or use portions of our images whether
by downloading, scanning, digital reproduction, or as reference for another
illustration. Likewise, incorporating all or part of an image in another
image constitutes an infringement of copyright. Changing an image does not
make it yours. The original image, however modified or distorted, is still
protected by copyright.
Infringement of copyright is a serious offense, subject to extremely severe
penalties under law. If you want to use someone else's image, get the permission of
the copyright owner - in writing - before using the image in any manner or
making any copy or derivative use.
For further information on copyright please refer to the following links:
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