Copyright Statement

This copyright statement applies to all photography & images found on this website, and any other sites found on the EdRaisanen.com domain. Please read carefully before downloading, linking to, or printing copies for use.

I. Proprietary Rights

The photographs contained on this, and any other site under the EdRaisanen.com domain, are the property of Edwin W. Räisänen and are protected by United States and International copyright laws. All copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights in this site, are the property of Edwin W. Räisänen.

All Photographs on EdRaisanen.com are copyrighted.

No permission, either express or implied, is granted for the electronic transmission, storage, retrieval, or printing of the photographs contained on Edraisanen.com, other than that which is related to the normal "caching" practices of web browsers and activities such as downloading solely for your personal enjoyment. No parties/individuals visiting or viewing images from edraisanen.com, may otherwise copy, modify, publish, transmit, or distribute the contents of the photographs found herein. Express written permission must be granted, on behalf of the photographer (copyright holder, Edwin W. Räisänen), in order to use these photographs for any purpose that is not outlined below.

Your use of edraisanen.com or viewing of this statement indicates your acceptance of these conditions.

II. Personal Use Criteria

The following is a list of conditions where I, Edwin W. Räisänen, give individuals permission to link to (or copy) JPEG images and other material at no charge:

1. You may print, download, or copy any photograph or article for personal reference or use without my further permission.

2. Students are welcome to download images and incorporate them into school reports, presentations, etc. for free so long as proper credit/citation is given, without my further permission.

3. Anyone can download images from Desktops / Wallpapers for the express use of displaying them on screen on any personal computer that is not being used for commercial or public viewing purposes, without my further permission.

III. Free Web Usage Criteria

The following conditions define my authorization for use of my images on the Web, free of charge, so long as proper attribution of copyright is given to me, Edwin W. Räisänen.

1. You may make LINKS to the images on pages you maintain for yourself for personal, non-commercial use.

2. If you are preparing FREE online site guides for other photographers, bloggers, and photograph forums, you may make use of these images, so long as proper credit/citation is given.

IV. Commercial Use

Those persons who wish to use the photography found on this site in a commercial fashion must receive written consent from me, Edwin W. Räisänen, prior to its commercial use. To obtain consent, interested parties should send a request to Edwin W. Räisänen using the contact page on the EdRaisanen.com web site. In that e-mail the following should be addressed:

1. Image(s) you would like to use

2. How and where they will be displayed

3. Intent of its display

4. Duration of their public viewing

5. Any other information you feel would be useful

Any commercial use of my photography without prior consent is a violation of United States and International copyright law.

V. Copyright Protection

Tactics In attempts to maintain the integrity of the copyrighted photographs found on this site, several copyright protection methods have been utilized. Some of these tactics include, but are not limited to:

1. Placement of watermarks

2. Resizing of images

3. Conversion of images to low resolution for web use

If you would like to use a specific photograph in the raw form with the copyright protection tactics removed please e-mail me using the contact page at the EdRaisanen.com web site describing what the intended use of the imagery will be.

VI. Copyright Infringement is Serious

The act of infringing on a copyright is a very serious business and is punishable by fines and/or imprisonment. I have worked very hard to present you with a quality photographic experience and I kindly ask that you will refrain from copying anything from this site onto your own hard drive, diskette(s), printer, etc. for commerical purpose without requesting written permission. Doing so is an infringement of United States and International copyright laws.