***Warning***It is not necessary to have a notice of copyright
(i.e.: © 1997 Jane Doe) for material to be copyright protected in
the U.S..
Once something tangible is produced, whether it is text, graphics, music,
video, photo's, images, etc., it automatically becomes copyrighted. Sound recordings and some
other property may use other copyright symbols. Anyone can use the copyright
symbol on his or her original work.
What is protected
on the World Wide Web?
The unique underlying
design of a Web page and all its contents, including:
- Links
- Original text
- Graphics
- Audio
- Video
- html, vrml, other unique markup language sequences
- List of Web sites compiled by an individual
or organization
- and all other unique elements that make up
the original nature of the material.
(U.S. Constitution, Article
I, Section 8).
(U.S. Copyright
Office,Library of Congress (
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/)
No one is allowed to use the photo's or other contents of this web site for their personal or business gain in such manner as advertising so as to gain business or revenue as a result of such advertising. Such use without my expressed permission will not be tolerated.
