licensing information
I take photos to SHARE, and would love for you to share them. My photos may be used in two ways:
Creative Commons License
With Creative Commons you are free:
Under these conditions:
Sample Accepted Use Of The Creative Commons License:
License To Copyright
"Commercial Use" regarding the use of images online or offline is defined very broadly. The determination of commercial or non-commercial use is based on the contextual use of the image. The determination is NOT based on the tax-filing status of the entity using the image nor on whether or not a financial transaction takes place.
Commercial use of my images is allowed only if expressly granted by Kyser Lough. All commercial uses will incur a licensing fee. My fees are based on the following criteria:
Sample Use Requiring A License To Copyright:
Licensing language adapted from Stuck in Customs
Creative Commons License
With Creative Commons you are free:
- To Share: Copy, Distribute, and Transmit the image
- To Remix: Create Derivative works of the image
Under these conditions:
- Attribution: Attribution to Kyser Lough must be made along with the image.
- Non-Commercial: The image must not be used for commercial purposes under any circumstances. For clarity on what defines commercial use, please see the Sample Accepted Uses below.
Sample Accepted Use Of The Creative Commons License:
- A blog post
- An individual using an image as a desktop background for the computer monitor
- An individual using an image as a background or lock screen image on a cell phone
- A cover photo on a personal social media account
- A shared post on a personal social media account
License To Copyright
"Commercial Use" regarding the use of images online or offline is defined very broadly. The determination of commercial or non-commercial use is based on the contextual use of the image. The determination is NOT based on the tax-filing status of the entity using the image nor on whether or not a financial transaction takes place.
Commercial use of my images is allowed only if expressly granted by Kyser Lough. All commercial uses will incur a licensing fee. My fees are based on the following criteria:
- Media – print, web, television, etc.
- Distribution Size – number of copies printed, viewing audience size, exposure (regional, national, international)
- Length of Use – 1 year, 2 years, etc.
- Prominence of Display – 1/4 page, 1/2 page, full page, spread, front cover, back cover, home page (online), interior page (online), etc.
Sample Use Requiring A License To Copyright:
- A newspaper or magazine article about a concert or sporting event
- License to create an individual print for use in a private home
Licensing language adapted from Stuck in Customs