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CONTENT LICENSE AGREEMENT
This Agreement governs the terms by which
members and clients of downloadsPhoto® obtain the right to use stock
photographic, illustrations, animations, video, footage, and other media content
provided by members of the downloadsPhoto.com community through the web site
located at (the “Site”). This Content License Agreement is in addition to the
Terms of Use applicable to the Site and to the Membership Agreement that all
persons providing content to or downloading content from the Site have
previously entered into. In the event of any inconsistency between this
Agreement, the Membership Agreement and the Terms of Use (both of which are
incorporated into this Agreement by reference), the terms of this Agreement
shall govern.
1. Background of Agreement
(a) By selecting the correct box at the end
of this Agreement and typing “I Agree” or otherwise signifying your acceptance,
you accept this Agreement either for yourself or on behalf of your employer or
the entity that is identified as the member account holder, and agree to be
bound by its provisions. If you are accepting on behalf of your employer or the
entity that is the member account holder, you represent and warrant that you
have full legal authority to bind your employer or such other entity. If you do
not have such authority or you do not accept or agree with these terms, do not
accept the Agreement and do not download the Content.
(b) In this Agreement: (i) “you” or the
“Client” means you or, if you are accepting on behalf of your employer or member
account entity, then “you” means that employer or entity and affiliates; (ii)
downloadsPhoto or “we” means downloadsPhoto, operator of the Site; and (iii)
“Content” means any photographic image, illustration, animation, Flash file,
film or video footage, visual representation generated optically,
electronically, digitally or by any other means or in any media or other
material that you are downloading from the Site, together with any accompanying
material.
(c) This Agreement is set up as a
user-determined document where you will choose to enter into either our standard
royalty-free content license (the “Standard License”) or an extended license
where one or more of the restrictions of the Standard License are amended for
your proposed use of the Content (an “Extended License”). At the end of this
Agreement you will have the opportunity to select a “Standard License” or an
“Extended License”. The options for the Extended License uses are dependent upon
the Content and whether the supplier of the Content has opted-in to the extended
license options. If you do not specify an Extended License or there is no
Extended License option for the Content you have requested, your download of
Content will be subject to the Standard License.
2. Standard License Terms
We hereby grant to you a perpetual,
non-exclusive, non-transferable worldwide license to use the Content for the
Permitted Uses (as defined below). Unless the activity or use is a Permitted
Use, you cannot do it. All other rights in and to the Content, including,
without limitation, all copyright and other intellectual property rights
relating to the Content, are retained by downloadsPhoto or the supplier of the
Content, as the case may be.
3. Permitted Standard License Uses:
(a) You may only use the Content for those
advertising, promotional and other specified purposes which are Permitted Uses
(as defined below). For clarity, you may not use the Content in products for
resale, license or other distribution, unless (i) the proposed use is allowable
under an Extended License which is available for the Content; or (ii) if the
original Content has been fundamentally modified or transformed sufficiently
that it constitutes an original work entitling the author or artist to copyright
protection under applicable law, and where the primary value of such transformed
or derivative work is not recognizable as the Content nor is the Content capable
of being downloaded, extracted or accessed by a third party as a stand-alone
file (satisfaction of these conditions will constitute the work as a “Permitted
Derivative Work” for the purposes of this Agreement). For example, you cannot
superficially modify the Content, print it on a t-shirt, mug, poster, template
or other item, and sell it to others for consumption, reproduction or re-sale.
These uses will not be permitted as or constitute Permitted Derivative Works. If
there is any doubt that a work is a Permitted Derivative Work, you should either
obtain an Extended License or contact downloadsPhoto’s Client Relations for
guidance. Any use of the Content that is not a Permitted Use shall constitute
infringement of copyright.
(b) Seat Restrictions. Only you are
permitted to use the Content, although you may transfer files containing Content
or Permitted Derivative Works to your clients, printers, or ISP for the purpose
of reproduction for Permitted Uses, provided that such parties shall have no
further or additional rights to use the Content and cannot access or extract it
from any file you provide. You may install and use the Content in only one
location at a time, although subject to the Prohibited Uses and the other terms
of this Agreement, you are entitled to utilize the Permitted Uses an unlimited
number of times. You may physically transfer the Content and its archives from
one location to another, in which case you may use the Content at the new
location instead. If you require the Content to be in more than one location or
accessible by more than one person, you must download the Content from the Site
for each such use or obtain an Extended License for a multi-seat license for the
Content. You may make one (1) copy of the Content solely for back-up purposes,
and you must reproduce all proprietary notices on this single back-up copy.
(c) Permitted Uses. Subject to the
restrictions described under Prohibited Uses below, the following are “Permitted
Uses” of Content:
1. advertising
and promotional projects, including printed materials, product packaging,
presentations, film and video presentations, commercials, catalogues, brochures,
promotional greeting cards and promotional postcards (ie. not for resale or
license);
2.
entertainment applications, such as books and book covers, magazines,
newspapers, editorials, newsletters, and video, broadcast and theatrical
presentations;
3. on–line or
electronic publications, including web pages to a maximum number of pixels;
4. prints,
posters (i.e. a hardcopy) and other reproductions for personal use or
promotional purposes specified in (1) above, but not for resale, license or
other distribution;
5. and any
other uses approved in writing by downloadsPhoto
If there is any doubt that a proposed use
is a Permitted Use, you should contact downloadsPhoto’s Client Relations for
guidance.
4. Standard License Prohibitions
(a) Prohibited Uses. You may not do
anything with the Content that is not expressly permitted in the preceding
section or permitted by an Extended License. For greater certainty, the
following are “Prohibited Uses” and you may not:
1. use the
Content in design template applications intended for resale, whether on-line or
not, including, without limitation, website templates, Flash templates, business
card templates, electronic greeting card templates, and brochure design
templates;
2. use or
display the Content on websites or other venues designed to induce or involving
the sale, license or other distribution of “on demand” products, including
postcards, mugs, t-shirts, posters and other items (this includes custom
designed websites, as well as sites such as
www.cafepress.com);
3. use the
Content in any posters (printed on paper, canvas or any other media) or other
items for resale, license or other distribution for profit;
4. use any of
the Content as part of a trade-mark, design-mark, trade-name, business name,
service mark, or logo;
5. incorporate
the Content in any product that results in a re-distribution or re-use of the
Content (such as electronic greeting card web sites, web templates and the like)
or is otherwise made available in a manner such that a person can extract or
access or reproduce the Content as an electronic file;
6. use the
Content in a fashion that is considered by downloadsPhoto (acting reasonably) as
or under applicable law is considered pornographic, obscene, immoral,
infringing, defamatory or libelous in nature, or that would be reasonably likely
to bring any person or property reflected in the Content into disrepute;
7. use or
display any Content that features a model or person in a manner that (i) would
lead a reasonable person to think that such person uses or personally endorses
any business, product, service, cause, association or other endeavor; or (ii)
that depicts such person in a potentially sensitive subject matter, including,
but not limited to mental and physical health issues, social issues, sexual or
implied sexual activity or preferences, substance abuse, crime, physical or
mental abuse or ailments, or any other subject matter that would be reasonably
likely to be offensive or unflattering to any person reflected in the Content;
8. to the
extent that source code is contained within the Content, reverse engineer,
decompile, or disassemble any part of such source code;
9. remove any
notice of copyright, trade-mark or other proprietary right from any place where
it is on or embedded in the Content;
10. sub-license,
re-sell, rent, lend, assign, gift or otherwise transfer or distribute the
Content or the rights granted under this Agreement;
11. install and
use the Content in more than one location at a time or post a copy of the
Content on a network server or web server for use by other users;
12. use or display
the Content in an electronic format that enables it to be downloaded or
distributed via mobile devices or shared in any peer-to-peer or similar file
sharing arrangement;
13. use the
Content for editorial purposes without including the following credit adjacent
to the Content: “©”downloadsPhoto.com/Artist’s Member Name]; or
14. either
individually or in combination with others, reproduce the Content, or an element
of the Content, in excess of 500,000 times without obtaining an Extended
License, in which event you shall be required to pay an additional royalty fee
equal to US $0.01 for each reproduction which is in excess of 500,000
reproductions. This additional royalty does not apply to advertisements in
magazines, newspapers or websites or to broadcast by television, web-cast or
theatrical production.
5. Excess Reproduction Run
In the event you contravene subparagraph
4(a)(xiii) above without purchasing an Extended License, you further agree to
notify downloadsPhoto in the event that you (or a combination of you and others
involved with you) reproduce the Content, or an element of the Content in excess
of 500,000 times. Such disclosure notice must be sent to downloadsPhoto each and
every month after which the Content, or an element of the Content, has been
reproduced in aggregate over the term of this Agreement in excess of 500,000
times. Each such notice must contain the number of reproductions made in any
particular month; provided however the first such notice will only be require
disclosure of those reproductions which are in excess of 500,000. downloadsPhoto
shall invoice you for the fees associated with such excess use and you agree to
pay such invoice within 30 days of receipt.
6. Term of Agreement
(a) This Agreement is effective until it is
terminated. You can terminate this Agreement by destroying the Content and any
Permitted Derivative Works, along with any copies or archives of it or
accompanying materials (if applicable), and ceasing to use the Content for any
purpose. The Agreement also terminates without notice from downloadsPhoto if at
any time you fail to comply with any of its terms. Upon termination, you must
immediately (i) cease using the Content and for any purpose; (ii) destroy or
delete all copies and archives of the Content or accompanying materials; and
(iii) if requested, confirm to downloadsPhoto in writing that you have complied
with these requirements.
(b) downloadsPhotore serves the right to
elect at a later date to revoke or amend the license granted by this Agreement
and replace the Content with an alternative for any reason. Upon notice, sent to
the address or contact information provided by you for your member account, or
such other address as you may advise us in writing to use, from time to time, of
such replacement, the license for the replaced Content immediately terminates
for any products that do not already exist, and this license automatically
applies to the replacement Content. You agree not to use the replaced Content,
or any Permitted Derivative Works, for future products and to take all
reasonable steps to discontinue use of the replaced Content, or any Permitted
Derivative Works, in products that already exist.
7. Limited Representations and
Warranties
(a) The Site acts as an exchange of Content
between those who provide Content to the Site and those who wish to use such
Content. downloadsPhoto rants no rights and makes no warranties regarding the
use of names, people, trademarks, trade dress, patented or copyrighted designs
or works of art or architecture or other forms of intellectual property
represented in any Content. While we have made reasonable efforts to correctly
categorize and keyword the Content, downloadsPhoto does not warrant the accuracy
of such information.
(b) THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED “AS IS”
WITHOUT REPESENTATION, WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES
OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
DOWNLOADSPHOTO DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE CONTENT WILL MEET YOUR
REQUIREMENTS OR THAT ITS USE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. THE ENTIRE
RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTENT IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE
CONTENT PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU (AND NOT “DOWNLOADSPHOTO”) ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK
AND COST OF ALL NECESSARY CORRECTIONS.
IN PARTICULAR AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE
GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, IF YOU ARE DOWNLOADING CONTENT THAT IS IN A FLASH
FORMAT OR FILE (WHETHER .SWF OR OTHERWISE) DOWNLOADSPHOTO MAKES NO
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY RESPECTING SUCH CONTENT WHATSOEVER, WHETHER AS TO
OWNERSHIP, TECHNICAL OR LEGAL COMPLIANCE, OR OTHERWISE.
(c) Certain jurisdictions do not allow the
exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.
You have specific rights under this warranty, but you may have others, which
vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
8. Limitation of Warranties and
Liability
(a) downloadsPhoto’s entire liability and
your exclusive remedy, with respect to any claims arising out of your use of the
Content, or out of your actions in downloading the Content, shall be as follows:
1. You may,
upon request to downloadsPhoto, be permitted to download the Content again, at a
location downloadsPhoto will provide for you;
2. If you
continue to be unable to download the Content, downloadsPhoto will refund the
fee actually paid by you for such Content, provided downloadsPhoto determines in
its sole and absolute discretion that you have been unable to download such
Content successfully.
(b) IN NO EVENT SHALL DOWNLOADSPHOTO OR
ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR CONTENT PROVIDERS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS,
OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, SHAREHOLDERS, PARTNERS OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
(INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS
INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM, LOSS,
DAMAGE, ACTION, SUIT OR OTHER PROCEEDING ARISING UNDER OR OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION YOUR USE OF, RELIANCE UPON, ACCESS TO, OR
EXPLOITATION OF THE CONTENT, OR ANY PART THEREOF, OR ANY RIGHTS GRANTED TO YOU
HEREUNDER, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES,
WHETHER THE ACTION IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE),
INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OR OTHERWISE.
(c) IN ANY EVENT, THE TOTAL MAXIMUM
AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF DOWNLOADSPHOTO UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE LICENSE PROVIDED
HEREUNDER, OR THE USE OR EXPLOITATION OF ANY OR ALL OF THE CONTENT IN ANY MANNER
WHATSOEVER SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE FEES ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU TO DOWNLOADSPHOTO
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IN RESPECT OF THE USE OF THE RELEVANT CONTENT.
(d) SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR THE
LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO
THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
9. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold
downloadsPhoto, its affiliates, its Content providers and their respective
directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners and agents (collectively,
the “downloadsPhoto Parties”) harmless from and against any and all claims,
liability, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees
on a solicitor and client basis) incurred by any downloadsPhoto Party as a
result of or in connection with any breach by you or anyone acting on your
behalf of any of the terms of this Agreement.
10. General Provisions
(a) You specifically agree and acknowledge
that you have, in addition to the terms of this Agreement, reviewed the terms of
the Membership Agreement and Terms of Use and any other agreements which may be
incorporated by reference therein, and to the extent of their incorporation in
this Agreement you agree to be bound by them.
(b) downloadsPhoto’s failure to insist upon
or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not be
construed as a waiver of any provision or right.
(c) This Agreement is personal to you and
is not assignable by you without downloadsPhoto’s prior written consent.
downloadsPhoto may assign this Agreement without your consent to any other party
so long as such party agrees to be bound by its terms.
(d) If all or part of any provision of this
Agreement is wholly or partially unenforceable, the parties or, in the event the
parties are unable to agree, a court of competent jurisdiction, shall put in
place of such whole or part provision an enforceable provision or provisions,
that as nearly as possible reflects the terms of the unenforceable whole or part
provision.
(e) You agree to pay and be responsible for
any and all sales taxes, use taxes, value added taxes and duties imposed by any
jurisdiction as a result of the license granted to you, or of your use of the
Content, pursuant to this Agreement.
(f) This Agreement will be governed under
the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable
therein (without reference to conflicts of laws principles). This Agreement will
not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the
International Sale of Goods, the application of which is expressly excluded. You
consent to service of any required notice or process upon you by registered mail
or overnight courier with proof of delivery notice, addressed to the address or
contact information provided by you at the time the Content was downloaded, or
such other address as you may advise us in writing to use, from time to time.
(g) Any and all disputes arising out of,
under or in connection with this Agreement, including without limitation, its
validity, interpretation, performance and breach, shall be finally settled under
the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by a single
Arbitrator appointed in accordance with such rules. The arbitration shall take
place in Calgary, Alberta, and shall be conducted in the English language.
(h) The parties have requested that this
Agreement and all related documents be drawn up in English.
11. Contact
If you have concerns relating to this
Agreement, please contact downloadsPhoto at help@downloadsPhoto.com
12. Acknowledgement
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS
AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT, AND HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK INDEPENDENT LEGAL
ADVICE PRIOR TO AGREEING TO IT. IN CONSIDERATION OF DOWNLOADSPHOTO AGREEING TO
PROVIDE THE CONTENT, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
AGREEMENT. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT IT IS THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF
THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND “DOWNLOADSPHOTO”, WHICH SUPERSEDES ANY PROPOSAL OR
PRIOR AGREEMENT, ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ANY OTHER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN YOU AND
DOWNLOADSPHOTO RELATING TO THE SUBJECT OF THIS AGREEMENT.
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