Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright.

Are the images on The Furman Theatre Digital Image Database Web site protected by copyright?
YES. The Furman University Department of Theatre Arts holds copyrights to the images available online.

How can I use the images I see?
Viewers of the Furman Theatre Digital Image Web site are allowed to browse and download images, but only for personal use. Any other use (e.g., making multiple copies, displaying images publicly, redistributing files electronically or using images for personal or corporate gain) required permission from The Furman University Department of Theatre Arts . Commercial use of any Furman Theatre Digital Database image without permission would constitute copyright infringement and might infringe other rights.

I know I can browse through the image directories and download images, but can I print them?
YES. As long as your printout is for personal, non-commercial use.

Can I send images or image files to others?
NO. You can browse, download, or print images for personal, non-commercial use, but you cannot distribute copies of images or image files to anyone else for any reason.

Can I make multiple copies of an image?
NO. You can browse, download, or print images for personal, non-commercial use, but making multiple copies of an image would constitute infringement.

Can I play with the images; can I alter them?
YES, but only for personal, non-commercial use.

What is non-commercial use?
Generally, non-commercial use means a use in which nothing of value changes hands between you and someone else.

If I send images to my friends for free, there's no money involved. Why can't I do that?
First, you are providing them with something of value. Second, the use must be both non-commercial and personal. If you distribute images to others, the use is no longer personal. Third, you would be making multiple copies of the images, which is not allowed.

Can I put images on a T-shirt but don't sell the shirt, that would be non-commercial. Is it personal? Is it OK?
NO. First, to make a T-shirt you would have to make multiple copies of an image, which is not allowed. Second, if you wore the shirt you would be displaying a Furman Theatre image publicly, which is not personal and not allowed.

Is scholarly research non-commercial? Can I use images in my research paper?
YES, but only if there is no commercial component to the research and only if the resulting research is not published, reproduced or distributed to anyone. So you could incorporate an image into a research paper prepared for school, but not if the paper were going to be published or archived or microfilmed or distributed in any way.

Direct all inquiries about this policy to:

Chairman
Department of Theatre Arts
Furman University
Greenville, SC  29613
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