Copyright Policy

The artwork and graphics (images) and other content (documents) found at this site have been provided by contributing artists/users who submitted them.

Copyright and all rights therein are maintained by the artists/authors/users who submitted the said content, notwithstanding that they have offered their works here electronically. It is understood that persons copying this information will adhere to the Terms of Use. These works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder.

The fact that a specific artwork has been submitted to BootlegCoverArt.com and published on the Internet is in itself a clear message that the artists/users wants the cover artwork (images) to be seen and shared, and that he or she is not interested in collecting a toll each time a person views or uses it in a personal collection.

However, this does not mean that ordinary copyright concepts have ceased to apply - there remains a person who holds the copyright to the work. Note that BootlegCoverArt.com itself is not always the copyright holder; instead, it is either the original artist(s) or a user who is the copyright holder. Please respect their rights, and abide by the following natural rules:

The following is always permitted:

To view the artwork and graphics (images) and other content (documents) on-line, without restrictions.

To make printouts, or save artwork (images) to a local harddisk for your own personal use. You may not sell or redistribute artwork or other graphics (images) in any way.

The following is never permitted without permission from the copyright holder of the artwork/logo:

To sell copies of artwork and other graphics (images).

To include or use the graphics (images) and other content (documents) on any web site, guestbook, chatroom or in a book or journal that is to be published.

To post or distribute a modified version of the artwork or graphics (images) and other content (documents).

To use whole or parts of the artwork or graphics (images) and other content (documents), in any way, with or without your own modifications, while pretending that it is your own or someone else's work.

To use the artwork or graphics (images) and other content (documents) in any other way, a written agreement from the artist/author is needed. To obtain such permission, please apply to the current copyright holder.