What is copyright and image licensing? Mark Dickinson Photography retains all copyright on photographs, albums, canvases, CD/DVDs, and other photographic media. When you purchase a CD/DVD an image license is included. What does that mean? This image license allows you to print your images from your disc at a professional printing lab.
Our Copyright and image license policy is as follows:
- You may use a professional printing lab that specializes in printing such as mpix.com (or order from www.mdpstore.com). This is not valid from one hour stores such as Wal-Mart, CVS, Walgreens, Sam’s Club, Cosco, Target, grocery stores, and etc. We have the right to restrict any location at any time.
- You may print from home or office, but note that using nonprofessional printing equipment may decrease the quality of your images.
- You may display images on social media pages as long as our logo is visible on the image or credit is given.
- You may share your gallery online in the mdpstore.com website with anyone you wish.
- You may buy the licensed disc in a custom case + print release at the current price listed which includes all images in your gallery.
- You may purchase additional copies of your disc by contacting us via email, website, or phone.
2. You may not do the following:
- You may not use your images for commercial use or for profit.
- You may not scan any of your prints. This includes any prints purchased from our website or prints purchased through a professional printing lab. (This includes any and all photographs taken by Mark Dickinson/Mark Dickinson Photography from 1999-Present).
- You may not screen print, screen capture, or use any other method of copying images from our website. Any photos printed without our logo will result in a cancellation of your photography package and you will be billed $200.00 for each copyright infringement. This also includes any illegal copying of our images uploaded to social media sites such as Facebook.
- You may not make copies of the disc and send it to anyone other than yourself.
- You may not edit any images under license. If you want an image edited please request it prior to your CD/DVD is made. Editing of our photographs after license is given is not permitted, except black and white, sepia, and selective color. Other pencil sketches, solarizing, and any other than listed previously is not allowed without permission.
- You may not crop our logo out of photographs.
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