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We Obey All Copyright Laws

It is our intention to obey all U.S. and international copyright laws.

Copyright Holders

If you find content on our website to which you hold the copyright, please contact us immediately by clicking here. We will immediately remove the image at your request.  As an alternative, we would be pleased to add the appropriate copyright credit to your image, along with a link to your website and/or e-mail address, or to a website through which our users may purchase merchandise related to the content.

Submitting Copyrighted Materials

Copyright laws require the following:

If you submit text or graphics from another source (book, website, etc.), you MUST tell us the source of the content and, if available, the creator and/or copyright holder of the material.

If you submit text that is a direct quote from another source, you MUST make it clear that it is a direct quote and provide the name of the person and/or source (book, website, movie, etc.) being quoted.

If you submit content to this website and do not provide the above information, we will assume that either a) you hold the copyright to this content, b) you have permission from the copyright holder to post the content, c) the content is in the public domain, or d) posting the content falls within the Fair Use clause of international copyright laws.

If you submit content to this website and do not provide the information we need to avoid copyright infringement, you accept full liability for any legal action resulting from such infringement.3344

Fair Use

As long as proper credit is given, it is our belief that the use of small, low-resolution images on this free educational/historical website constitutes Fair Use. We believe this for the following reasons:

  • Content on this website is always free to the user.
  • The primary purpose of this website is educational and historical.
  • Images of the people involved in the historical events chronicled on this website are an indispensable part of the educational information provided.
  • Our website promotes the interest in and purchase of materials related to each subject, and therefore directly benefits the copyright holder in most cases.
  • Use of these images does not limit the copyright holder's ability to profit from the original source, nor will it dilute the importance or recognition of the subject in connection with its creator or copyright holder.
  • In the case of entertainment topics, we attempt to limit ourselves to official publicity photographs released to the world by studios or agencies for the purpose of promoting the person or creative work from which the photo was taken.
  • In every case, it is believed to be unlikely that an alternate free licensed work currently exists or can be created.

 


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