What is Copyright?
Copyright is a form of protection provided by the
laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code)
to the authors of original works of authorship,
including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic,
and certain other intellectual works.
This protection is available to both published and
unpublished works. Copyright protection subsists
from the time the work is created in fixed form.
The copyright in the work of authorship immediately
becomes the property of the author who created the
work.
Only the author or those deriving their rights through
the author can rightfully claim copyright. Ideas
are NOT copyrightable.
Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans; familiar
symbols or designs; mere variations of typographic
ornamentation, lettering, or coloring; mere listings
of ingredients or contents are not protected by
copyright.
Procedures, methods, discoveries, devices, systems
and such are covered by trademark and patent laws.
To be protected by copyright, works must be fixed
in a tangible form of expression.
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Who
owns the original works on my Websites?
My Websites: photocartoonist.com,
ecardology.com,
christmaskookies.com,
funnypictureslady.com,
katakismet.com,
valentinesfromhell.com,
lifessoshort.com,
birthdaysblow.com
All photos, graphics, greeting cards, photo cartoons,
animations, captions, writings, Photoshop composites
and their elements are the sole property of Kat
Caverly.
Music has been created by Kat Caverly Studios, licensed
for Internet use through ASCAP or directly through
the artists. All photos were taken with the written
permission of the people in the pictures.
Notification
Nothing on my websites may be used in whole or in
part by anyone for any reason without the expressed
permission, in writing by me, Kat Caverly.
Copyright
Registration
My work has been registered with the Library of
Congress, office of copyright. Updates to this registration
are made every three months. Registered works may
be eligible for statutory damages and attorney's
fees in successful litigation, in addition to possible
injunctions and confiscations, and any other remedies
for infringement including damages and profits.
Thank
You
Kat Caverly, the Photocartoonist, wants to thank
all of the people without whom none of this would
have been possible:
The tireless support of and collaboration with Thomas
Hudson Reeve who is one of the funniest people I
know. I love you Tom!
Special thanks to Sai Ming Yiu and Chao Lei who
were my assistants when I dreamt up The Photocartoonist
website. They patiently taught me how to use Flash
and After Effects and shared with me the humor that
is needed to make this website flourish.
I am grateful to all of the people that I meet every
day on the streets of New York City. They inspire
me and let me photograph them! People are at their
best when they are laughing and I make people laugh,
at me and at themselves. Thanks youse guys!
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