Tuesday 3 April 2012

Copyright Issues


Where can you get images and fonts?

A list of sources as to where you can obtain imagery and fonts from when creating logos or graphic design pieces can be found by clicking on the following links:

Images:

Fonts:

How you get them?

Images and fonts are obtained by paying a fee and downloading them
How much do they cost?
Images
When purchasing imagery it will depend on what medium of the original image you are purchasing is (photography, illustration, painting) how detailed it is, and what size you are downloading it at.  When purchasing from the IStock Photo library you are able to buy credits (which works as money) this then allows you to download your image. ­
With Shutterstock your are able to subscribe with them from a 1 month at $ 249 USD or 3 months at $709 USD alternatively you are able to download images on demand for up to a year for 5 HI – RES images at $49 or 25 HI- RES at $229 USD.

Fonts

When downloading fonts will differ in dollar value depending on if you are purchasing a collection or a set from a collection. Price value will also increase as to how many users will be licensed to them. ­Font collection prices will vary from site to site.
Font Font
Downloading Fonts from Font Font with 5 users a set from a collection can cost between  $300-600 and collections can vary in price from $1000- $2000.
ITC Font Packages
ITC Font packages FOR 1-5 users which include the family are cheaper than Font Font and can be bought from around $50-$70USD. When purchasing a specific typeface on it’s own can cost around 25$ USD.

Terms and conditions when purchasing Fonts

When downloading fonts from the Internet they are protected by copyright and intellectual property law. Using materials and services from the sites without authorisation breaks the law. Information or documents are not to be reproduced in any form without previous written consent.
can be viewed at Font Font 
https://www.fontfont.com/terms-and-conditions

Images

Terms and conditions of ShutterStock.

Imagery is protected by International Copyright Laws. Submitters to Shutterstock own all the rights to images including copyrights to the images. When purchasing imagery your rights are subject to the licence of shutterstock and are conditioned upon payment. If payment of the image doesn’t go through, users account is deemed delinquent. Images are allowed to be reproduced in the following ways.
- Websites with a resolution no greater than 800 x 600 pixels
- No to be resold
- As prints posters and other reproductions for your own personal use and not commercial
- Hand painted ­reproductions
- Can’t be used in connection with unsolicited mail
- On letter heads, business cards, pamphlets, brochures, catalogs, panel displays, packaging, software provided that the image is not reproduced more than 250, 000 times in the aggregate
- Multimedia presentations for film and television, internet broadcast, theatrical display must consist of an audience of less than 250,000 viewers
- As CD OR DVD cover art / artwork including downloads that doesn’t exceed   250, 000 copies
- As part of editorial or advertising copy in magazines, newspapers, books, book covers, textbooks, editorials and directories that doesn’t exceed 250, 000 copies in the aggregate


can be viewed at 
http://www.shutterstock.com/website_terms.mhtml



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