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Disclaimer
I, Gary Wayne, assume that all of the images and graphics used on this
website are public domain (with the exception of my own original graphics).
But as we all know, in the nebulous, free-wheeling world of the Internet,
such matters are not always crystal clear.
If you see any images which you feel should not be here, please email
me immediately at gary@gjw.com, and the offending
image will be promptly removed.
The images on this website fall into three general categories:
1. Original images, photos, titles, animations, and other graphics which were created by me (Gary Wayne), and are protected under U.S. copyright law.
2. Advertising graphics, company logos, public relations photos,
sample sound clips, movie clips, etc., which were originally used for advertising/public
relations purposes on the Internet or elsewhere; these images have
been incorporated into this website in a similar fashion to the way they
were originally used, that is, to advertise and promote the original product,
business, or individual. (For example, the Sears logo is used here to promote
the Sears store at the South Bay Pavilion mall; and a promotional sound
clip from the singer Brandy is used in a complimentary article about the
singer that should, if anything, help increase her popularity and sales).
As such, I assume that the advertisers and businesses involved will not
object to the beneficial use of this material.
If anyone does object, please contact me at gary@gjw.com,
and the graphic in question will be immediately removed.
3. Public domain graphics, such as clip-art and assorted buttons, bars, backgrounds and animated gifs, which are widely distributed for free use on various Internet web-authoring sites. It is assumed that all such graphics are indeed public domain, but since such graphics are passed around freely between sites, it is not always possible to trace them back to their original source. It is, I suppose, possible for copyrighted material to inadvertantly end up on public domain sites. If you see a graphic or image on this website which is not public domain, and which should not be here, please contact me at gary@gjw.com, and the graphic in question will be immediately removed.
Some public domain graphic artists request that a (text) name credit or site link be included if their graphic is used for free; I have tried to accommodate such requests whenever I encounter them. But since images are so freely distributed throughout the Net, such requests for credit are sometimes lost in transit between distribution sites. If you see a graphic which is public domain, and which you have created, but for which you had requested an on-page credit (or site link) in return, and that credit does not appear, email me at gary@gjw.com, state your request (and the original site where the graphic can be found) and the name credit or link request will be promptly added, or else the graphic will be removed.
I would like to thank all of the creative, generous public domain artists who have contributed graphic images to the vast public domain collections found on the Internet. Without your buttons, bars, backgrounds, animated gifs and other assorted goodies, the Net would be a much less colorful environment.
Gary Wayne