Image Use Guidelines

The artwork of Aloria Weaver is protected by national and international copyright laws, including The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).  Please respect the intent of these laws, which enable the development of the vision of the artist.

Limited image use licensing may be granted under certain conditions, for a fee, and with the express written consent of the artist under formal contract.

If you are unclear whether the use you have in mind is permitted, please inquire via email with a description of intended use.

This document is subject to continual revision without notification.


FREE USES:
WORKSHOP or LECTURE
Under the following conditions and for no fee, you may use images by Aloria Weaver in your workshop or lecture:

  • A Key Note or Power Point presentation
  • A slide talk

As long as you credit the artist and give the web site address “www.aloriaweaver.com” while the artwork is on the screen.
Aloria Weaver will provide images for this use, but they may ONLY be used for the purpose of the lecture or workshop.
Fliers, photocopies, photographs or reproductions of any kind are NOT permitted for use in an educational or non-educational purpose.

LIMITED USE ON A WEBSITE
You are permitted to use ONE image on your personal (non-commercial) web site with the following stipulations:
1. A link to “www.aloriaweaver.com” must be visible WITH the image.
2. The image used must be no larger than 400 pixels/3 inches in either dimension.
3. Images may NOT be used on the homepage.
4. Images may NOT be used as backgrounds, cropped, or otherwise presented in a manner that obscures the image in any way.
5. Images may NOT be used on web sites deemed inappropriate.
6. Images may NOT be modified, colored, animated, adapted, collaged, used as a graphic design element, or altered in any way.

To use an image as an Avatar:
1. Images must not exceed 200 pixels in any dimension
2. Images used must have the web site address “www.aloriaweaver.com” plainly visible.
3. Images may NOT be modified, colored, animated, or used as an element in a graphic design under any circumstances unless through separate written license between Aloria Weaver and the specific web site.

Magazines, Books, and Scholarly Papers:
If art is intended to accompany an interview or article featuring or discussing in some depth the subject of Aloria Weaver’s artwork, image files will be provided and the use is free.
Use of art to illustrate any subject other than a discussion of the work of Aloria Weaver is NOT PERMITTED, unless express written consent from the artist is granted.
Please communicate via email the intention and description of the use of Aloria Weaver’s art in these contexts.

PERMISSION FOR USE IS NOT GRANTED FOR:
Because the use of Aloria Weaver ‘s art would constitute an endorsement, reproduction rights are reserved for projects that benefit the artist and/or Luminous Flux Gallery + Studios OR for use in projects that Aloria Weaver specifically endorses.

Permission is NOT granted for reproduction rights without a signed image licensing agreement for the following:

  • No photographed or photocopied prints whatsoever.
  • No self-published books, workbooks or CD’s.
  • No T-shirts, clothing, blankets or merchandise of any kind.
  • No promotional material of any kind.  This includes business cards, fliers, brochures, pamphlets, marketing material, web sites, and collateral material that promotes a private practice of any kind.
  • No projections at parties or events without approval.

Aloria Weaver does NOT allow her art to be collaged, customized, copied, adapted, incorporated, photoshopped, animated or in anyway altered or used within another work of art.  She does NOT give permission to use her artwork within another artists work.

The image uses listed above are examples and this is by no means a complete list. If you are uncertain whether the use you have in mind is permitted, ASK.  Send a request and description of use via email.

Uploading or downloading works protected by copyright without the authority of the copyright owner is an infringement of the copyright owner’s exclusive rights of reproduction and/or distribution. Anyone found to have infringed a copyrighted work may be liable for statutory damages up to $30,000 for each work infringed and, if willful infringement is proven by the copyright owner, that amount may be increased up to $150,000 for each work infringed. In addition, an infringer of a work may also be liable for the attorney’s fees incurred by the copyright owner to enforce his or her rights.

If you have any other questions about copyright:
http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-fairuse.html