Copyright

PURCHASE OF ARTWORKS ON THIS SITE

The purchaser of an original piece of Artwork buys the PIECE (artwork) NOT THE COPYRIGHT. In practice this means that Michele Webber may reproduce an image as a print, card or in ANY OTHER FORMAT even after the original has been sold. To summarise; Michele Webber at all times retains the Copyright to all artworks and literature unless Copyright is sold (see Purchase of Copyright) or a licence is issued for a period of time.

Copyright law also states that a signature on an original piece of art work must not be covered, removed or in any way altered or defaced.


GENERAL

Copyright protection applies not only to products offered for sale on this website but also to all text and images posted by Michele Webber within the website generally, and elsewhere on the internet.

Under the laws governing Intellectual Property, all artwork, writings and photographs published on this site are subject to strict copyright regulations. All work on this site is automatically protected, whether registered or not. Copyright covers a created work for the duration of an artist’s lifetime, and passes to their estate for 70 years after death. Paintings, Prints, Photographs and Literature may not be reproduced copied or re-sold neither as they exist nor may they be converted into another medium then copied, reproduced or re-sold.


IN DETAIL

Original artwork, writing and Associated Products such as greetings cards must not be reproduced in any form whatsoever for commercial or non commercial purposes.


PURCHASE OF COPYRIGHT

Copyright for an image that is the Intellectual Property of Michele Webber may be available for purchase. Copyright may be purchased outright or granted on licence for a fixed term. In this case the purchaser will be responsible for drawing up a suitable legal contract, and for any fees or expenses incurred thereof. To negotiate a price for the purchase of a copyright or licence to reproduce: apply with your proposal in writing or by email to Michele Webber.


EXCEPTIONS

It is permitted under law to reproduce limited images as part of a literary or artistic review. However this must be considered under law as ‘reasonable use’. Michele Webber is also happy for students to use images for PERSONAL study only, they must not be reproduced in bulk or shared with others without permission of Michele Webber. Under no circumstances must images be reproduced in magazines or other publications (including internet sites) in order to gain commercial profit. Any use of images that is not liable under law to be ‘reasonable use’ will be considered infringement and recompense will be actively sought by Michele Webber via legal means.


INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT

Michele Webber takes infringement of copyright very seriously. Any infringement of copyright will result initially in Michele Webber seeking an injunction to stop further infringements. After this damages and compensation will be sought via legal proceedings. Any sites publishing images or writings by Michele Webber will be expected to remove such from their sites as soon as attention is drawn to this.