COPYRIGHT

All of the images available for licensing on fotami.com are protected under Title 17 of the United States Code - US copyright law, The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, and copyright laws established in other countries. If you have any doubts about what can and cannot be done with our images, consult our license agreement, your invoice, or call our customer service department at: 212/740-8672. We’re serious about protecting our images from copyright violation and we will pursue legal action against users who disregard copyright law. At the same time, we value our customers and we want to make sure that your experience with fotami.com is a good one. So, in order to help you avoid violating copyright law and opening yourself up to a lawsuit, we’ve developed this guide to how you can and cannot use our images.

Comping
We understand that you need to show clients how you intend to use images on fotami.com in a project. You have the ability to create your own lightbox and email it to others in order that they take a closer look at the images you have selected. We also understand that you might right click on an image on the site and save it for use in comping or mock-ups. We allow you to do this (a gentle warning about copyright will pop up when you do so) but you should be aware of what you are allowed to do with a comped image. Comped images can only be used to create materials for proofing presentations to clients. Comped images are not permitted for use in final projects or products, whether for internal or external use.

Copyright FAQs:

Q: Under what circumstances must I purchase a license to use an image from the fotami.com?

A: Whether you are re-using an image from fotami.com in a book, journal, magazine, PowerPoint presentation, brochure or something else, you must obtain a license from Slicksurface LLC.

Q: What is the maximum number of images I can use?

A: There is no limitation on the number of images you can use. However, if you are using a large number of images, please contact our customer service department at 212/740-8672 or info@slicksurface.com for bulk pricing.

Q: How much does it cost to obtain a license to use an image from fotami.com?

A: License fees are per image based on the distribution (number of copies) and use (book, CDROM, brochure, etc.) of the images. Therefore, the fees vary by request. Please follow the link on each image detail page to determine the pricing for that image.

Q: My company/organization is non-profit. Am I required to obtain a license?

A: Whether you are a non-profit or for-profit organization, you must obtain a license to reproduce images from fotami.com.

Q: I’m not reselling the product in which the fotami.com image will appear. Am I required to obtain a license?

A: Materials containing images from fotami.com that you provide free of charge still require a license.

Q: May I alter, make modifications to, or adapt images in fotami.com?

A: It is permissible to crop images and apply stylistic changes such as blurs, but you are not permitted to make changes, modifications, or alterations to the artwork itself. For example, you may not have an artist "draw in" a bruise on a model, or add an object such as a product, without express written permission from Slicksurface LLC .

Q: If I obtain a license to use a fotami.com image, how long is the license good for?

A: Unless otherwise specified in the type of license noted in your Invoice, (e.g. "Web use – 1 year"), a license is granted for one time use only. When you buy a license to print or duplicate up to a certain number copies of an image within your product or project, that number includes reprints. If you wish to print more than the number you purchased a license to print, you would be required to purchase another license. The exception is images sold as "stock" images. Your license to use stock images will never expire.

Q: May I use images from fotami.com in a PowerPoint presentation?

A: Yes, as long as you first obtain a license from Slicksurface LLC.

Q: How should I cite or credit images from fotami.com?

A: You must credit either the photographer or fotami.com when you use an image from fotami.com. Web-based credits should include a link to either the image detail page for the image or the home page for fotami.com.

FILE FORMATS AVAILABLE FROM FOTAMI.COM

We have files in several different formats. Use this guide to help you determine the correct the file type for your needs:

High Resolution RAW
Best used for: Image manipulation
Can it be enlarged: Not without losing sharpness

Description:
This is the image as captured by the photographer's camera. These images are not color corrected and must be manipulated using an application such as Adobe Photoshop.

High Resolution TIFF (Created with Adobe Photoshop)
Best used for: Print reproduction
Can it be enlarged: Not without losing sharpness

Description:
This type of image is made up of colored dots known as pixels and is known as a rasterized image. The number of these dots per given space is called the resolution and determines what you can do with the image. The resolution of these images is approximately 300 dots per inch (dpi). This makes it a high-resolution rasterized image and you can expect sharp pictures when you use it for printing so long as you print at the original size or smaller. However, the more you enlarge this type of file, the less clear it will become. This is because the amount of visual information (300 dots per inch) does not increase. For example, if you take an 8" x 10" image that has 300 dots per inch, (2400 X 3000 dots for the entire image), and enlarge it to 16" x 20", the dots are spread out over a larger area resulting in "pixilation."

Low Resolution JPEG (Created with Adobe Photoshop)
Best used for: Web/Internet, CD-ROMs, broadcast and DVDs
Can it be enlarged: Not without losing sharpness

Description:
These files are ideal for Web/Internet, CD-ROM, broadcast, and DVD because the files are small in size and show up quickly on a computer screen. Since the resolution is usually about 72dpi, these are considered low-resolution rasterized images and should not be enlarged nor used for print products.

SEARCHING

General: On most of the pages on fotami.com there is a search box. There are four important things to remember about searching and once you understand these, searching on fotami.com will be a cinch:

1. Typing in one or more terms will return results that start with any of the terms you enter. You will likely get a lot of returns with this type of search, but, like all searches on the site, they will be ordered based on the number of matches, so the most relevant will come first.
2. Putting double quotes around a single term ("heart") or phrase ("varicose vein") will return results for images that have the exact term or phrase as keywords.
3. Putting a + (plus) sign before any term or phrase (e.g. +varicose, or +"varicose vein") will make that term or phrase mandatory.
4. Putting a – (minus) sign before any term or phrase will exclude all images with that term.

Examples:

• man walking outdoors
  Images that have keywords starting with 'man, 'walking' or 'outdoors'
• man "walking outdoors "
  Images that have keywords starting with 'man' or the exact keyword phrase 'walking outdoors'
• man +"walking outdoors "
  Images that have the exact keyword phrase 'walking outdoors' (the term 'man' will be used to prioritize the results only)
• -man "walking outdoors "
  Images that have the exact keyword phrase 'walking outdoors' but do not have any keywords starting with 'man'

Advanced Search:

Keywords:
Keyword searching in Advanced Search does all of the above for you by automatically adding double quotes, the plus or minus signs to the keywords you type into the search fields.

• The All of These Keywords search feature automatically adds the + sign before each keyword (+heart +attack) and returns images with all of those terms as keywords.
• The Any of These Keywords search feature is the same as typing a single term or phrase into the search box without double quotes, plus signs or minus signs. All images with the term or phrase as a keyword will be returned.
• The Following Phrase search feature automatically adds the double quotes around a phrase ("respiratory muscles") for you and images with that exact phrase as a keyword will be returned.
• The None of These Keywords search feature is best used in conjunction with one of the other search features such as Any of These Keywords. Typing heart vein into the Any of These Keywords search box and cardiac into the None of These Keywords search box will return all images with heart and vein as keywords but exclude cardiac.

PURCHASING A LICENSE AND DOWNLOADING A FILE

After you’ve found the image that interests you, you can purchase a license to use it. To purchase a license and download an image file, follow these steps:

• Double click on the thumbnail. You will be taken to the Detail Page for the image.
• Click the red Price Check button. You will be taken to our Use and Pricing Schedule. Check the box or boxes next to the ways in which you plan to use the image and click Add to Cart.
• In the Shopping Cart you can see the total cost for the licenses you wish to purchase. You can also remove images from your cart and recalculate the total purchase price. Once you are satisfied with the licenses and the images, click Check Out.
• On the Check Out page, you will see your order summary and our license agreement. You must agree to the license before downloading a file. We also ask for some general information about you. Review our privacy policy for details about how we use this information. Finally, we ask for your billing information and credit card details. Click Continue and proceed to the Confirmation Page.
• On the Confirmation Page you can review your order, billing information and credit card details. If all is in order, click Purchase. If you need to make a change, click the "Make changes" button. The system then validates your credit card information and generates an Invoice that you can print out as your receipt.
• Within a few minutes of completing the check out process, you will receive an email Order Confirmation with instructions for downloading your image file or you can go directly to the "My Account" page and choose the "View/Download Licenses" link and download from there.
• To go back to the fotami.com website and continue searching, click on the fotami.com logo at the top left of the screen or type another search term in the search field.

LIGHTBOX

The Lightbox Feature is a secure tool that helps you organize images that interest you. You can then share them with others such as colleagues or clients. You must be registered on fotami.com to use this feature.

Using the Lightbox
To create a lightbox, first register on fotami.com. When you click on the word Lightbox in the top nav bar, you will be taken to the Lightbox Page. There, you will see a dropdown list next to the words My Lightbox. My Lightbox is your default lightbox. Add images to the lightbox by clicking the lightbox icon on the bottom right of a thumbnail or by clicking the lightbox icon on the Detail Page. When you are viewing search results or image detail pages and you click the Light Box icon, the image will be saved to your default lightbox. Lightboxes that are not the default lightbox will have the options: "Make Default" and "Delete Lightbox," while default lightboxes cannot be deleted. When you have multiple projects going at once and need to keep track of multiple sets of images, you can add more Lightboxes. You can also rename them as needed. You can Email Lightboxes to your colleagues or clients too by clicking the Email Lightbox link.

REGISTERING WITH FOTAMI.COM

When you register on fotami.com, you are able to use the advanced features of the site such as the Lightbox and My Account. For information about what we do with the information you provide when you register, please see our Privacy Policy.

In My Account, you can access the contact information for people at fotami.com that can help you if you have questions. You can also edit your personal details such as your address, company type, job description, etc. The most important thing about My Account is that you can view and access your existing licenses. Use the My Licenses feature to re-license an image for other uses and/or download files you have purchased.

REFUND AND RETURN POLICY

CUSTOMER SERVICE – WHO TO CONTACT

Questions related to orders, transactions, pricing, bulk licensing, policies or business development should be directed to:

Slicksurface LLC
720 Fort Washington Ave., #3V
New York, NY 10040

Phone: 212/740-8672
Email: info@slicksurface.com

Questions about the art or artists should be directed to:

Dan Wong, Art Director
Email: dan@slicksurface.com

Technical questions should be directed to:

Jay Harper , Director of Technology
Email: jay@slicksurface.com