Rachel Sousa

LEGAL NOTICE

  • Rachel Sousa legally owns and reserves all rights to her intellectual property, which is registered with the US Copyright Office.
  • It is a violation of US and international Copyright law to reproduce, or copy, Rachel Sousa’s images, writings, or trademarks.
  • Rachel Sousa does NOT offer licensing to reproduce her paintings, electronically or otherwise.
  • Federal and international copyright laws strictly prohibit reproduction, of any kind, without prior written authorization. 
  •  It is illegal to print or electronically copy any image or text on rachelsousa.com
  • If you own a print or an original work of art, you own just that. You do not also own the license, nor do you possess the right, to reproduce, or copy, Rachel Sousa’s intellectual property in any way. 
  • If you reproduce Rachel Sousa’s intellectual property, without Rachel Sousa’s written consent, you are guilty of copyright infringement and this is a violation of U.S. and international copyright law.
  • Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.
  • This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to Rachel Sousa. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics.
  • Please note, violators have been, and they will be, prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 

 WHAT IS COPYRIGHT?

Copyright (US Copyright Office) 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 This protection is available to both published and unpublished works.

  

Section 106, of the 1976 Copyright Act, gives the owner (the creator) of copyright the exclusive right to do and to authorize others to do the following: 

  • To reproduce the work in copies
  • To prepare derivative works based upon the work
  • To distribute copies of the work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending
  •  To display the work publicly

It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the rights provided by the copyright law to the owner of copyright.