COPYRIGHT STATEMENT

Jun 12, 20062 min read

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Published: Jun 12, 2006

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Please note:  All images found in my gallery at sophiaazhou.deviantart.com are copyrighted to me, Sophia A Zhou;
works utilizing others' images/resources are all with permission and attributed as proper.
No part of my gallery is granted to the public domain.  Do not claim any of my work as your own.

You have the right to purchase Limited & Open Edition Prints of my works for your own personal collection.
You do not have the right to use, exhibit, manipulate, reproduce, and "flip" for personal and/or commercial reasons.

My work is not public domain;
however, you have permission to share and/or display my artwork at Facebook, Tumblr, Xanga, other personal blogs and similar sites, etc. as long as:

- You do not alter my work in any way, shape, or form (this includes cropping out and/or otherwise removing any watermarks)
- You properly credit me, Sophia A Zhou, in writing and near/on the same webpage with an obvious and working link back to my original piece on deviantArt, my deviantArt frontpage, or my website
- You are not sharing my work for a profitable gain.

It is not required, but I would appreciate it if you would please notify and inform me that you are sharing my piece with a link to the webpage you're sharing it at.
(I reserve the right to have you remove my shared image, but this shouldn't be an issue so long as the website is not offensive.)

My work is protected under the Creative Commons License.
If you do not follow these conditions that are clearly given, a warning may be issued.  If you do not heed the warning, or if it isn't given, then action will be taken against you.

To learn more about US Copyright in general, please visit this www.copyright.gov/help/faq/ .

If anyone sees any of my work (photography, writing, etc.) being shared inappropriately, please note and inform me.  Thank you!