COPYRIGHT
 
Copyright is a very tricky business these days. Most people have little understanding of how the rules work.
Below I have tried to set, in simplistic terms, how copyright affects us all.
1. Any original work published on the web, on or after March 1989, is copyrighted. It does not need to include a copyright symbol or a text based acknowledgment. (as seen on the bottom of this page)
2. Even if you give credit to the original author/artist/etc, and use their material, you can still be liable for copyright infringement. Link ware is the middle ground for graphics. You can use link ware graphics, as long as you display whatever link graphic or text based link the original author specifies. To not comply with this rule is a copyright infringement.
3. If you include any graphics in any form of collection, archive or compilation CD without the express permission of the owner, you are in breach of copyright.
4. Using any graphics other than your own to create web sites for yourself or other people, either for free or for money, is an infringement of copyright laws, unless you have the express permission from the owner of those graphics. This is not only a violation it is also rude.
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TERMS OF SERVICE
Graphics - Free, Link Ware & Purchased
 
The TOS for AFD (Ancient Future Designs) is very simple.
Please read the following rules. These rules are binding.
1. AFD graphics CANNOT be included in any archive, collection or compilation CD.
2. AFD graphics CANNOT be used to create web sites for friends or clients by anyone but me, Leanne Parker, unless a redistribution license is purchased from AFD.
3. Anyone found using AFD graphics for any purpose other than what has been stated will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. There are quite hefty fines and jail time for breach of copyright and TOS
4. All graphic use, including link ware and purchased graphics from AFD, MUST adhere strictly to this TOS and the graphic's relevant category rules.
5. All AFD graphics used as link ware MUST be stored on your server, not directly linked to AFD. This is called bandwidth robbery.
6. No graphic received from AFD may be altered without express permission. Text addition, color change, etc., will be deemed a breach of this TOS.
Link Ware
 
Any graphics deemed link ware at AFD are to comply with the above TOS and the following rules:
A. Link ware gives permission for a sole user to display Ancient Future Designs graphics on their personal page. Each page displaying Ancient Future Designs graphics MUST display a link back to AFD. They are not to be sold, lent or shared  with a third party.
B. Commercial sites (any site which sells any type of product or service) are not permitted to use AFD graphics as link ware. These sites must purchase AFD graphics. For more information, see below. If you are in doubt as to the nature of your site, please enquire.
C. Link ware grants you one non-exclusive license. Non-exclusive means that the graphic remain on the AFD site to be offered to others for link ware. For an exclusive license, please enquire.
Purchased
 
All graphics are provided with the html and all applicable extras to set them up on your pages, as well as the background, dividers, buttons and any other graphical content pertaining to each. Applicable extras may include JavaScript, dhtml and roll over images.
Any graphics deemed purchased at AFD are to comply with the above TOS and the following rules:
1. All purchased sets include the editing of textual links (I.E. the text on the buttons to link to the rest of your site) to navigate your site.
2. Once purchased, graphics are removed from AFD. They are not included in any collection either for sale or for link ware.
3. These graphics  may NOT be resold, included in any collection or redistributed in any form whatsoever.
4. All graphics remain AFD's copyrighted work, and you may NOT alter the graphics in any way, including color, without express permission from AFD.
5. Files are transferred to you upon receipt of payment, in a zipped or exe format.
 


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