All
images contained within this site are the sole
intellectual and physical property of James H
Egbert, Silver Branch Studios, Inc., dba Nature
Photography Naturally, and are subject to U.S.
And International Copyright law protection. The
photographs on this website may not be
downloaded, reproduced, copied, stored or
manipulated in any manner or form whatsoever
without the prior written authorization of James
H. Egbert or his agents.
Copyright is a property right. Under the Federal
Copyright Act of 1976 (effective January 1, 1978
and amended when the USA joined the Berne
Convention in 1989), photographs are protected
by copyright from the moment of creation.
Reminder: the use of any image as the basis for
another photographic concept or artistic
illustration is also a violation of copyright
law.
Violators will
be prosecuted for Copyright Infringement in U.S.
Federal Court where you will be subject to a
fine of US $100,000 statutory damages as well as
our court costs and attorneys' fees.
