We live in an era where images are everywhere, especially on the internet. How can you know what you can use for free in your project, and what needs to be licensed?
There are three main categories of images to be found for use on the internet: Rights Managed, Royalty Free and Creative Commons, aka "Free" use. Alongside this last is Public Domain.
Rights Managed: An image that is rights managed must be licensed on a per-use basis. If you wish to use an image in your project, you can license for it, but if you wish to use the same image in a seperate project, it must be relicensed and a fee paid for additional use in that second project. ALL GoodSalt Images are Rights Managed.
Royalty Free: An image in this category is released to be used in any project you wish, so long as you pay to original licensing fee to obtain a copy of the image. No additional fees are usually applied. GoodSalt.com does not carry Royalty Free images.
Creative Commons: Some websites allow for image licensing that is considered "free" for use. However, Creative Commons "free" images are generally restricted somewhat in use as they generally require that the artist be properly credited in the work. Often the largest versions of the images are not available for use in Creative Commons licensing. GoodSalt.com does not carry Creative Commons licensing.
Public Domain: Theis category means the copyright of the image has expired, and it is free for you to use. However, there are time restrictions: "In general, works published after 1977 will not fall into the public domain until 70 years after the death of author, or, for corporate works, anonymous works, or works for hire, 95 years from the date of publication or 120 years from the date of creation, whichever expires first."Public Domain Frequently Asked Questions | Teaching Copyrighthttps://www.teachingcopyright.org/handout/public-domain-faq.html
GoodSalt.com's collections do not contain works that have reached the Public Domain minimum time requirements.
Below you will find a copy of GoodSalt's standard license agreement. Below THAT you will find a simplifed English version of the licensing agreement.
NOTE: On GoodSalt.com, Licensed images are NOT Royalty-Free. All licensed images are Rights-Managed and have specific usage terms attached. Use is limited to the one user (individual or organization) purchasing the license.
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THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND GOODSALT INC. ("LICENSOR"). BY DOWNLOADING AN IMAGE FROM THIS WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE IMAGE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO NEGOTIATE A SPECIAL-TERMS LICENSE, CONTACT GOODSALT: (800) 805-8001 OR (208) 455-5659
IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF YOUR EMPLOYER, THE LICENSE GRANTED AND RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS NOTED HEREIN, APPLY TO YOUR EMPLOYER AS WELL AS TO YOU (AS YOUR EMPLOYER’S REPRESENTATIVE). SHOULD YOU CEASE WORKING FOR YOUR EMPLOYER, YOUR EMPLOYER MAY CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT IS NON-TRANSFERRABLE AND NON-SUBLICENSABLE.
Any and all licenses granted to you by Licensor are created upon (i) compliance with all provisions of this agreement, and (ii) Licensor’s receipt of full payment by You. Any and all licenses granted to you shall terminate immediately upon failure to comply with this Agreement or to complete full payment when due.
Licensor grants to you and your employer, (if you are licensing on behalf of your employer), a non-exclusive, non-sublicensing right to use any images ("Digital Image(s)”, “Images”) obtained from Licensor on your personal computer or your church/work computer.
Rights Managed Content including Subscription Downloads: Licensor grants to you a limited, non-exclusive right to use the Digital Images as specified in the usage terms set forth for each individual image during your order process on GoodSalt.com. Licensor reserves all rights not specifically granted in the usage terms for the individual Digital Images or not specified in this agreement. Usage terms for each individual Digital Image licensed can be found in your account on GoodSalt.com.
Image Collections: Licensor grants to you a limited, non-exclusive right to use the Digital Images contained within the Image Collections as specified in the usage terms set forth for each Image Collection during your order process on GoodSalt.com. Licensor reserves all rights not specifically granted in the usage terms of the Image Collections or not specified in this agreement. Usage terms for each Image Collection licensed can be found on the delivered CD, with the downloaded zipped file or in your account on GoodSalt.com.
EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT:
1) No Digital Image(s) may be shared, copied, redistributed, sublicensed, or resold; and
2) You many NOT create a network of servers, either with or without a central location, which enables others to share the Digital Image(s).
Use of the Digital Image(s), or any part thereof, as a trademark or service mark is not permitted. Pornographic use, use that would be defamatory or libelous or use that is otherwise unlawful, is prohibited. The Digital Image(s) may not be used to deliberately insult or parody any religion, denomination or Christian belief.
No Digital Image(s) may be sub-licensed, re-sold or otherwise made available for use or distribution, separately from the specific use for which it was originally licensed.
One copy of the Digital Image(s) may be made for back-up purposes only. However, this (these) copy(s) may only be used if the original Digital Image(s), is (are) destroyed or otherwise irretrievably lost.
You may not include the Digital Image(s) in any electronic template or application, including those that are web-based, where the purpose is to create multiple impressions of an electronic or printed product, including, but not limited to, website designs, presentation templates, electronic greeting cards, business cards or any other electronic or printed matter.
WARRANTY:
Licensor warrants the Digital Image(s) to be free from defects, viruses or any hidden programs. The sole and exclusive remedy for a breach of the foregoing warranty is the replacement of the Digital Image(s) or refund of the purchase price, at Licensor's option. Licensor MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Some states do not permit the exclusion of implied warranties, and you may have other rights which may vary from state to state. NEITHER GOODSALT NOR THEIR ARTISTS SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS LICENSE OR OTHERWISE.
GENERAL:
All rights to the Digital Image(s), are owned by Licensor and/or their artists and are protected by United States copyright laws, international treaty provisions and other applicable laws. The Digital Image(s) are licensed only to you, (or your employer, if you are licensing on behalf of your employer).
The license contained in this agreement will terminate automatically and without notice from Licensor; if you or your employer, (if you are licensing on behalf of your employer), fail to comply with any provision of this agreement. Upon termination, you and your employer (if you are licensing on behalf of your employer), must immediately (a) stop using the Digital Image(s) and (b) delete any Digital Image(s) from all electronic / magnetic media and destroy all other copies or, upon request of Licensor, return all such copies to Licensor.
Use of the Digital Image(s) must be in compliance with all applicable law, including, but not limited to, laws and regulations relating to currency and the law of moral rights. Licensor reserves the right to discontinue the use of any Digital Image(s) for any reason and to elect to replace the Digital Image(s) with alternate Digital Image(s). Upon notice of any discontinuance of a license for any particular Digital Image(s), you, and your employer and your client if applicable, agree not to use such Digital Image(s) in the future. This agreement will be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Idaho, U.S.A., without reference to its laws relating to conflicts of law. Venue for all disputes arising under this agreement shall lie exclusively in the Superior Courts of the State of Idaho in ADA County and each party agrees not to contest the personal jurisdiction of these courts. You agree to reimburse Licensor for its legal fees, costs and disbursements if Licensor is successful in enforcing any of its rights under this Agreement including, without limitation, in connection with any action to collect payment. You may not assign or transfer to anyone else the rights granted to you in this Agreement, without our prior written consent. Licensor may assign or transfer this Agreement freely.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensor shall have the right to commence and prosecute any legal or equitable action or proceeding before any non-U.S.A. court of competent jurisdiction to obtain injunctive or other relief in the event that, in the opinion of Licensor, such action is necessary or desirable.
Please remember that these images are protected by this license and international copyrights. Violating this license agreement is immoral and robs the artist of his/her due remuneration. Please do not break the 8th commandment.
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THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND GOODSALT INC. ("LICENSOR"). BY DOWNLOADING AN IMAGE FROM THIS WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE IMAGE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO NEGOTIATE A SPECIAL-TERMS LICENSE, CONTACT GOODSALT: (800) 805-8001 OR (208) 455-5659.
If you buy a license for one of our images at GoodSalt, you agree to follow our rules for using it. If you do not want to follow our rules, please do not buy a license from us. If you need a different kind of license, please call us.
IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF YOUR EMPLOYER, THE LICENSE GRANTED AND RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS NOTED HEREIN, APPLY TO YOUR EMPLOYER AS WELL AS TO YOU (AS YOUR EMPLOYER’S REPRESENTATIVE). SHOULD YOU CEASE WORKING FOR YOUR EMPLOYER, YOUR EMPLOYER MAY CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT IS NON-TRANSFERRABLE AND NON-SUBLICENSABLE.
If your boss has aked you to get a GoodSalt image for a project, both you and your boss are responsible to follow our rules for using the image. If you stop working for your boss, your boss can still use the image as part of this agreement. The agreement cannot be transferred to someone else, and the image can't be resold for use by someone else.
Any and all licenses granted to you by Licensor are created upon (i) compliance with all provisions of this agreement, and (ii) Licensor’s receipt of full payment by You. Any and all licenses granted to you shall terminate immediately upon failure to comply with this Agreement or to complete full payment when due.
You cannot use the image for your project unless you agree to the rules and have made full payment. If you break our rules or do not pay in full, you may not use the image.
Licensor grants to you and your employer, (if you are licensing on behalf of your employer), a non-exclusive, non-sublicensing right to use any images ("Digital Image(s)”, “Images”) obtained from Licensor on your personal computer or your church/work computer.
GoodSalt will allow you to use the image or images you license on your home, work or church computer, but you cannot resell or loan the image out to someone else--they have to license it for their own projects. Also, you are not purchasing the right to be the only one who can use the image.
Rights Managed Content including Subscription Downloads: Licensor grants to you a limited, non-exclusive right to use the Digital Images as specified in the usage terms set forth for each individual image during your order process on GoodSalt.com. Licensor reserves all rights not specifically granted in the usage terms for the individual Digital Images or not specified in this agreement. Usage terms for each individual Digital Image licensed can be found in your account on GoodSalt.com.
GoodSalt is not giving you rights to use the image or images you got from us in any way you want. You have to license the image for a certain use or uses, based on the specific selections you made with our pricing calculators. We may also have created a special license for you that was not based on our online calculators. Either way, you are limited to using the artwork or photography to only the ways that end up being spelled out in your license agreement, and nothing more. You can read all about how images may and may not be used in your account at GoodSalt.com.
EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT:
1) No Digital Image(s) may be shared, copied, redistributed, sublicensed, or resold; and
2) You many NOT create a network of servers, either with or without a central location, which enables others to share the Digital Image(s).
1. You may not give, sell, or share a copy of the image or images you licensed from GoodSalt.
2. GoodSalt images may not be stored up in a place in your computer system where other people can get them fro other computers.
Use of the Digital Image(s), or any part thereof, as a trademark or service mark is not permitted. Pornographic use, use that would be defamatory or libelous or use that is otherwise unlawful, is prohibited. The Digital Image(s) may not be used to deliberately insult or parody any religion, denomination or Christian belief.
You cannot use any GoodSalt image, or part of an image, to create a logo of any kind. GoodSalt images may not be used to create anything involving pornography, or that insults, embarrases or makes fun of a person, company or any religion, denomination or Christian belief.
No Digital Image(s) may be sub-licensed, re-sold or otherwise made available for use or distribution, separately from the specific use for which it was originally licensed.
Again, you cannot re-sell our images, or rent them out, or distribute the images in any way, unless it is specifically agreed upon in you license.
One copy of the Digital Image(s) may be made for back-up purposes only. However, this (these) copy(s) may only be used if the original Digital Image(s), is (are) destroyed or otherwise irretrievably lost.
You can make one back-up copy of the image you licence from GoodSalt so you have it if you system crashes, but you can't use it unless your original gets lost or destroyed.
You may not include the Digital Image(s) in any electronic template or application, including those that are web-based, where the purpose is to create multiple impressions of an electronic or printed product, including, but not limited to, website designs, presentation templates, electronic greeting cards, business cards or any other electronic or printed matter.
You cannot add a GoodSalt image to a website or a computer program or mobile App that stores it for customer use in creating things like personalized t-shirts or mugs or calendars - stuff like that. In other words, you cannot put GoodSalt image in some sort of setting where someone can select the image to create something.
WARRANTY:
Licensor warrants the Digital Image(s) to be free from defects, viruses or any hidden programs. GoodSalt promises our images are not damaged, or contain computer viruses or hidden software. The sole and exclusive remedy for a breach of the foregoing warranty is the replacement of the Digital Image(s) or refund of the purchase price, at Licensor's option. If a GoodSalt image is found to have any of those problems, GoodSalt promises to replace the image or refund your money, but that choice belongs to GoodSalt. Licensor MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. GoodSalt does not guarantee in any way that the image or images you license are exactly what you need for your specific desired use. We do not guarantee your products will be successful. Some states do not permit the exclusion of implied warranties, and you may have other rights which may vary from state to state. Some states do not allow GoodSalt or any other such company to exclude ‘implied warranties'. Check with your state if you think that applies to your case. NEITHER GOODSALT NOR THEIR ARTISTS SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS LICENSE OR OTHERWISE. You cannot hold GoodSalt, Inc. or any of the artists represented at GoodSalt.com responsible for problems that might arise from licensing from GoodSalt.
GENERAL:
All rights to the Digital Image(s), are owned by Licensor and/or their artists and are protected by United States copyright laws, international treaty provisions and other applicable laws. The Digital Image(s) are licensed only to you, (or your employer, if you are licensing on behalf of your employer).
GoodSalt and the artists represented by GoodSalt own all rights to the images found at ourt website. These rights are protected by international and US copyright laws. If you license from us, the license you purchase is yours only, or your employer's if they asked you to license the image or images for them.
The license contained in this agreement will terminate automatically and without notice from Licensor; if you or your employer, (if you are licensing on behalf of your employer), fail to comply with any provision of this agreement. Upon termination, you and your employer (if you are licensing on behalf of your employer), must immediately (a) stop using the Digital Image(s) and (b) delete any Digital Image(s) from all electronic / magnetic media and destroy all other copies or, upon request of Licensor, return all such copies to Licensor.
If you do not follow the rules for your license, the agreement will end automatically, and you may not use the images you received. You must also remove all copies of the digital image from your computers and or mobile devices.
Use of the Digital Image(s) must be in compliance with all applicable law, including, but not limited to, laws and regulations relating to currency and the law of moral rights. You must use the images you license from GoodSalt in ways that do not break local laws or the laws of God. Licensor reserves the right to discontinue the use of any Digital Image(s) for any reason and to elect to replace the Digital Image(s) with alternate Digital Image(s). Goodsalt has the right to remove images or replace them on their website. Upon notice of any discontinuance of a license for any particular Digital Image(s), you, and your employer and your client if applicable, agree not to use such Digital Image(s) in the future. If you license an image or images from GoodSalt, and then it gets replaced or removed, you agree to not use the removed or replaced image outside of your currently licensed use. This agreement will be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Idaho, U.S.A., without reference to its laws relating to conflicts of law. Venue for all disputes arising under this agreement shall lie exclusively in the Superior Courts of the State of Idaho in ADA County and each party agrees not to contest the personal jurisdiction of these courts. If a legal conflict arises from this agreement, You and GoodSalt, Inc. agree that the legal problem will be settled based on the rules of and in the jurisdiction of the State of Idaho, and specifically of Ada County. You agree to reimburse Licensor for its legal fees, costs and disbursements if Licensor is successful in enforcing any of its rights under this Agreement including, without limitation, in connection with any action to collect payment. If there is a legal judgment, and GoodSalt, Inc. is the successful party, you agree to pay all the legal fees and any other money paid out to cover the cost of the lawsuit. You may not assign or transfer to anyone else the rights granted to you in this Agreement, without our prior written consent. The rights you have that are part of this agreement are yours alone, or your employer's if they asked you to license for them, and they can be transferred to someone else. Licensor may assign or transfer this Agreement freely. GoodSalt, Inc. has the right to transfere the rights to this agreement to any other entity they wish to.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensor shall have the right to commence and prosecute any legal or equitable action or proceeding before any non-U.S.A. court of competent jurisdiction to obtain injunctive or other relief in the event that, in the opinion of Licensor, such action is necessary or desirable. You have the right to legal action outside the US if that is where you live.
Please remember that these images are protected by this license and international copyrights. Violating this license agreement is immoral and robs the artist of his/her due remuneration. Please do not break the 8th commandment.
Please remember that these images are protected by copyright laws. It is wrong to steal from our artists, and it breaks the commandment of God that says, "Do not steal".