COPYRIGHT
In accordance with South Africa’s Copyright Laws, the copyright of all images created by the Photographer are owned by the Photographer. Brendon Baines/Brendon Baines Photography retains all copyright benefit for all images created by himself forever.
Copyrights for art(including photographs) do not expire. Unless the photographer gives written permission, the Client is forbidden by Law to copy any images created by the Photographer and agrees that all photographic reprints , digital duplications or copies of any type made from images created by the Photographer, shall only be carried out by the Photographer. The licence to reproduce such images is granted to the Client under the understanding that all invoices are paid within the Photographer’s stated payment terms.
This means, if one of the images created by Brendon Baines is used for any commercial of financial gain purpose, at any time, without permission in writing, you agree to pay the author for the use of the image at the current market rate as determined by the use at the time.
Example: If you send an image to a magazine/commercial website for sale to the public or for other financial gain. You will be liable and owe Brendon Baines/ Brendon Baines Photography 100% OF THAT PAYMENT + liquidated damages and any and all of the income derived from use of that image.
If the Client wishes to own the copyright of images created by the Photographer, and additional fee will be paid by the Client to the Photographer for transferring the copy right. The fee will be mutually agreed upon by both parties. The transfer of copyright will only become applicable after this payment has been made in full.
Licence for the use of images will always be granted for non-commercial use at no cost as long as credit for the work is given.
Non-commercial uses include personal web pages, and prints f images kept or given to friends and family.
Commercial use includes any business web page, any use of images for advertising or promotion, any other use that would be considered as commercial or financially beneficial to the user.






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