COPYRIGHT STATEMENT

VISUAL IMAGES ARE CREATED THROUGH AN ARTIST'S UNIQUE INTERPRETATION, STYLE AND VISION. COPYRIGHT PROTECTS BOTH THE CREATOR AND THE USER OF AN IMAGE BY LIMITING UNAUTHORIZED USE.

COPYRIGHT IS ESTABLISHED UPON THE CREATION OF AN ORIGINAL WORK. WITH PHOTOGRAPHY, THIS TAKES PLACE WHEN THE IMAGE IS "FIXED IN ANY TANGIBLE MEDIUM OF EXPRESSION." THIS MEANS THAT ONCE THE SHUTTER HAS CLOSED AND AN IMAGE HAS BEEN RECORDED, OR CAPTURED, IT IS PROTECTED BY FEDERAL COPYRIGHT LAW.

FOR VISUAL MATERIAL CREATED AFTER 1978, THE CREATOR OF THE WORK IS PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT FOR THEIR LIFETIME PLUS FIFTY YEARS. AT ANY POINT DURING THIS TIME THE CREATOR MAY TRANSFER, ASSIGN, OR LICENSE ALL OR PART OF THESE RIGHTS. THE ABSENCE OF THE COPYRIGHT NOTICE DOES NOT INVALIDATE THE COPYRIGHT , BUT SHOULD ALWAYS BE USED AS A MATTER OF PROCEDURE.

UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A COPYRIGHTED IMAGE, INCLUDING COMPING, WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER, IS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL COPYRIGHT LAW.

PLEASE CONTACT THE ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHERS OF AMERICA OF THE UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHERS OF AMERICA, NATIONAL

800-272-6264

UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE

202-707-5959